Rather than capitulating to the US, Iran toughens its demands over the vital Strait of Hormuz

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Iran has increased its demands regarding the control and use of the Strait of Hormuz, rejecting the US approach to reopening this vital waterway. The diplomatic tension reflects hardliners' insistence on stronger terms in negotiations involving Oman and the US.

The list of demands from Iran can’t have surprised the White House. Hardliners have been repeating the mantra on a daily basis: the limited agreement in the works with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz is not the same as reopening the vital waterway in the way Washington wants. For that, they say, “America must … The post Rather than capitulating to the US, Iran toughens its demands over the vital Strait of Hormuz appeared first on Egypt Independent.