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The Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States "corrects its behavior."
Negotiations are ongoing between Iran and Oman regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz. While those talks over the crucial waterway drag on, however, gas prices remain high for Ame...
The U.S. must never threaten Iran again, the statement said, and must permanently end the war with Iran and its armed allies in the region
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It comes as the United Arab Emirates claims one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile.
It came as the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, and Yemen’s military attacked the country’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
It came as the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, and Yemen’s military attacked the country’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
Iran on Saturday issued a new list of demands to the United States, complicating efforts to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports from Doha.
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The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, laid out the country’s key demands for the U.S. amid negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Satu...
Pentagon orders arms production surge as Israeli-US war on Iran depletes missiles The Pentagon has ordered US arms manufacturers to accelerate weapons production as the Israeli-US war on Ir...
The nine conditions were reported by Iranian media and come as Tehran insists the strategic waterway will remain closed until Washington "corrects its behaviour"
An agreement over the Strait of Hormuz is still far away. Tim Wilkins, who works for a tanker industry group, says the ships stuck around the waterway are in limbo, and transiting is still...
The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council gave several conditions for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.
Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Yemen's military attack...
Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Yemen’s military attack...
The IRGC said the international waterway had evolved from a trade route into a ‘tool of power and war’
Iran is betting that military pressure will ultimately force the United States to accept Tehran's control over the Strait of Hormuz — and that time is on its side. But its strategy carries...
Iran has issued dramatic new demands around any reopening of the waterway. Oman says talks to manage the strait between it and Iran are continuing.
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The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States met certain conditions.
A top Iranian national security official delivered a sweeping set of demands today that he said the United States must meet before the Strait of Hormuz can reopen to maritime traffic, throw...
Iran attacked a vessel belonging to the UAE today as it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, which the UAE called a “hostile Iranian attack.” The vessel belonged to it’s state-owned oil...
Apart from lifting the Naval blockade enforced by Washington, Iran has also sought a withdrawal of the US naval and air forces from Iran's neighborhood. A full compensation package, lifting...
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