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Iran rejects Trump’s plan to claim Strait of Hormuz as US territory
Iran rejects Trump’s plan to claim Strait of Hormuz as US territory
Iran rejected US President Donald Trump’s statement that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the waterway could not…
The Story in Brief
Iran rejected US President Donald Trump’s statement that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the waterway could not be seized by a tweet, aircraft carrier, order or election speech. Iran’s new security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, separately said the strait would remain closed until Washington ended its war and blockade, agreed to wider ceasefires covering Lebanon and Gaza, and released frozen Iranian assets.
The Hindu reports that tanker traffic and peace talks remain halted. The UAE’s state oil company ADNOC said one of its vessels was attacked while transiting the strait on August 14, with no injuries reported. The route carried one in every five barrels of global oil exports before the war, according to The Hindu.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest claims here treat a vital international waterway as if a speech can change its legal status. That is wishful thinking from Washington, while Tehran’s promise of indefinite closure also ignores the cost to trading nations and civilians. The practical test is not who claims control, but whether merchant ships can pass safely and regularly without attacks or coercive fees.
Sources (4): greaterkashmir.com, thehindu.com, thehindu.com (2), livemint.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
