US President Donald Trump says, the Hormuz Strait will soon be declared part of the United States. Tehran has strongly rejected the threat.
Trump also says he will never apologize for the US strikes on Iran.
Iran has strongly rejected Trump’s threat.
Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says the Hormuz Strait will remain Iranian and vows to continue the blockade until Washington accepts defeat.
Meanwhile, Iran has not yet decided whether to resume talks with the United States.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Islamabad agreement was not a ceasefire, but an agreement to end the war, which he says was violated by the Trump administration.