Iran’s top negotiator warns Tehran ‘not even started’ in Hormuz standoff

Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the United States warned on Tuesday that his country has “not even started” in its standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.

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“We know full well that the continuation of the status quo is intolerable for America; whilst we have not even started yet,” Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on X.

Ghalibaf, who is also the speaker in Iran’s parliament, said the actions of the US and its allies had put shipping security at risk, but said their “malign presence will diminish.”

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded that Iran reopen the strait -- which was open before the war and which Tehran considers a main point of leverage.

On Sunday, Trump announced what he called “Project Freedom” to guide ships from neutral countries out of the Gulf, saying it was a humanitarian effort to help stranded crews.

With AFP

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