Iran Accuses US of Forcing New Hormuz Route as Both Confirm Talks After 2 Weeks of Strikes
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 25
Iran Accuses US of Forcing New Hormuz Route as Both Confirm Talks After 2 Weeks of Strikes
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 25
Summary
Iran said the US tried to open a new Strait of Hormuz route without Tehran’s approval, calling it a breach of the June interim MoU that it says gives Iran authority over transit mechanisms.
Direct US-Iran messaging is now underway, with mediators passing proposals, after a night without strikes on major Iranian cities broke nearly two weeks of attacks and Trump said he was “willing to listen.”
Hormuz remains the main flashpoint: Iran said it fired warning shots at four vessels in 24 hours, while the US has reimposed a blockade of Iranian ports and said it redirected 12 ships after July 14.
Iran’s IRGC also claimed it destroyed 17 drones, an F-15, a P-8, a C-17 and eight refuelling aircraft at US regional bases, though it gave no locations and Washington had not responded.
The dispute is widening beyond Hormuz, with Iran-aligned Houthis disrupting Red Sea traffic and Saudi Arabia reporting sirens in Yanbu and Jizan after claimed attacks near Aramco-linked facilities.