Iran war live: Iran says Hormuz remains closed despite Oman route deal

Name: Iran war live: Iran says Hormuz remains closed despite Oman route deal
Uploaded: 2026-08-26T00:00:00Z
Description: Tehran says the agreement with Oman on routes through Hormuz does not indicate that the strait is open.

Trump says all mines have been cleared from Strait of Hormuz’s international waters and that Tehran received warnings that ships laying new mines will be ‘destroyed’.

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By Heba Habib and Rached El-Moctar

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says the Strait of Hormuz remains closed despite a temporary transit agreement with Oman, insisting that Washington must return to its commitments under the memorandum of understanding before the waterway is fully opened.
US President Donald Trump says that all mines have been cleared and detonated from the strait’s international waters and that Tehran has received warnings that any ships laying new mines will be “destroyed”.