Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy rejected US claims that the Strait of Hormuz was open, calling them an attempt to control oil prices and conceal what it described as US failures. The restrictions would continue until US military actions against Iran end and relevant commitments are implemented, it said on Saturday in a statement. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi also reiterated that Hormuz remains closed and that Tehran is in no hurry to reopen it, Iran's Student News Network (SNN) reported. He said Iran and Oman had reached an understanding on arrangements for passage through the strait, but stressed that it would depend on the US fulfilling its commitments.
Hormuz remains closed until US military actions end, Iran says
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