The speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Friday evening that the Strait of Hormuz would no longer remain fully open and that vessel passage would be determined “based on the ‘designated route’ and with ‘Iranian authorization.’”
“The President of the United States made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false,” Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said on X. “They did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either. With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open.”
Ghalibaf’s announcement marks a major reversal from early Friday morning, when both Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Donald Trump announced the strait would remain fully open for the remainder of the 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, which was agreed to Thursday.
Ghalibaf did not specify the claims Trump made that the Iranians deem false, but his post on X came after Trump took several calls from U.S. reporters Friday evening and painted a positive picture of the peace talks.
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The Washington Examiner has contacted the White House for comment.
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