Hormuz Strait
\nTrump says Strait of Hormuz cleared of mines, warns Iran of \u2018zero tolerance\u2019
\nTehran: Oman and Iran on Tuesday discussed a proposed framework for establishing a temporary joint shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz.
\nThe proposal was raised at a meeting in Tehran between Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, according to a joint statement released by the two countries and carried by the state-run Oman News Agency.
\nThe statement added that the two top diplomats had held \u201cconstructive\u201d discussions on developments related to the Hormuz Strait, a critical maritime corridor for global trade and energy exports.
\nMeanwhile, Iran\u2019s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran conveyed its conditions regarding the Hormuz Strait to Washington via Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir
\nTasnim quoted a source close to Iran\u2019s negotiating team as saying that CDF Munir\u2019s visit had not been intended to deliver a threat but to convey Tehran\u2019s position and pave the way for possible talks.
\nThe source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Tehran\u2019s position had been plainly conveyed to the Pakistani side at meetings attended by CDF Munir.
\nAccording to Tasnim, Tehran\u2019s conditions include a demand for the US to return to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and implement its provisions.
\nIran specifically demands implementation of Article 5 of the MoU, which covers arrangements related to the Strait of Hormuz.
\nArticle 5 calls for Iran to ensure the safe passage of commercial shipping through the waterway and consult Oman on the strait\u2019s future management, including maritime services.
\nTrump says Strait of Hormuz cleared of mines, warns Iran of \u2039zero tolerance\u203a
\nUnited States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all mines had been successfully removed or detonated in the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz.
\n\u201cIran has been notified that any ship or boat placing new mines will be immediately and systematically destroyed,\u201d Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
\nHe emphasised a \u201czero tolerance policy\u201d on mine placement, asserting that Washington was using Space Force technology to monitor \u201cevery square inch\u201d of the strategic waterway, as well as Pickaxe Mountain and \u00abthe already destroyed three other nuclear sites\u00bb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hormuz Strait Trump says Strait of Hormuz cleared of mines, warns Iran of \u2018zero tolerance\u2019 Tehran: Oman and Iran on Tuesday discussed a proposed framework for establishing a temporary joint shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz. The proposal was raised at a meeting in Tehran between Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi and his Iranian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":564025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-564052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n