Live updates: Iran holds to demands on Strait of Hormuz, US fires on cargo ship and Trump evades Tehran threat

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Iran maintains its demands for the Strait of Hormuz not to be reopened until U.S. conditions are met, amidst escalating tensions involving U.S. President Trump's call for compensation from Iran. The situation underscores ongoing conflict dynamics and diplomatic friction between the two nations.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday the Strait of Hormuz won’t be reopened until the U.S. meets its conditions, after President Trump said he wants compensation from Iran “for all of the people that they have killed” in the past. He told reporters that Iran has “astonished the whole world” in the war against the United States and…