He Strait of Hormuz remains the critical point in negotiations between the United States and Iran. It is because of the great value it represents, since it connects the Persian Gulf with the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean, a place through which they transit oil and gas tankers that supply dozens of countries around the world.
These talks have been stalled so far and it seems that they will not be renewed immediately, especially after the statements made by Donald Trump this Friday. “After we finish defeating Iran, which is being defeated very decisively, I will very soon declare the Strait of Hormuz territory of the United States,” the US president said according to Fox News.
Following these statements, Iran has responded forcefully by ensuring that Tehran will not be intimidated by threats or shows of force from Washington. This is what Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has indicated: “The Strait of Hormuz has been, is and will be Iranian; this strait will only open and close under the command of Iran,” he said on his social networks. “This strait will only open and close under Iran’s command, and as long as they do not accept the reality of defeat and do not stop nurturing illusions, Iran will continue to enforce the blockade“.
The next Monday, August 17, the 60-day period expires that both countries signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17, which declared the “immediate and permanent cessation of military operations on all fronts” as part of a process to negotiate the end of the war in the Middle East.
This week, the Republican president already referred to the possibility of the United States “keeping” the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that it already controls the sea route because the American attacks carried out since February decimated Iranian military capabilitiessomething that Tehran has rejected. “The United States has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz. I think we will keep it!” Trump wrote on Wednesday on his Truth Social network, assuring that “there is nothing Iran can do about it.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said this Thursday that the United States intends to impose a “economic isolation and the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz”and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has threatened to keep the latter “indefinitely”.
