Iran threatens to close Hormuz again if US blockade continues – POLITICO
The parliament speaker said passage through the strait would be conducted only along a “designated route” and with Iranian authorization. He warned that whether the waterway remained open “will be determined by the field, not by social media.” Qalibaf’s comments came as a spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry rejected any possibility of transferring Iran’s enriched uranium to another country, stressing that such an option has never been considered. Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Friday emphasized that Iran’s enriched uranium will under no circumstances be transferred elsewhere, rejecting a suggestion by Trump earlier in the week that Washington would work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium, which would be moved to the U.S., according to reports. Bloomberg reported that Trump told the outlet that Iran has agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely. Trump asserted in a telephone interview on Friday that any moratorium on Iran’s nuclear activities would not expire, saying it would be “unlimited,” according to the report. The U.S. Treasury Department, meanwhile, on Friday extended its temporary waiver on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease …








