U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz should not imply control by the Islamic Republic, stressing that Iran should not dictate who passes through or impose costs on shipping.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz should not imply control by the Islamic Republic, stressing that Iran should not dictate who passes through or impose costs on shipping.

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz extends beyond regional concerns and affects global interests, emphasizing that no country has the right to close the strait. The United Nations Maritime Agency also rejected the imposition of tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, asserting there is no legal basis for charging fees for passage through it.
Iran International reports that Israel has targeted a large IRGC assassination and sabotage cell in Qom, led by a cleric from a neighboring country and affiliated with the Al-Mustafa International University, under the supervision of four senior IRGC commanders.
According to Reuters, an opponent of the Islamic Republic in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, was targeted in a drone attack. Reports indicate that approximately 20 missile and drone attacks have targeted bases and residence centers of Iran's Kurdistan parties in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region following a ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of Iran's Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, announced that the Hormuz Strait Security Plan will be enacted as law immediately after Parliament reconvenes, with fees collected by the IRGC Navy to be deposited into four special accounts based on the rial, yuan, dollar, and euro.
مارکو روبیو، وزیر خارجه آمریکا، در گفتوگو با شبکه فاکسنیوز با اشاره به تحولات اخیر در تنگه هرمز گفت بازگشایی این آبراه نباید به معنای کنترل آن توسط جمهوری اسلامی باشد روبیو در واکنش به شروط احتمالی جمهوری اسلامی برای عبور بازگشایی تنگه هرمز گفت: «اگر منظور از باز کردن تنگه Show more