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Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz
Shipping through the waterway has fallen about 90%, trade data show, as Iran and the United States harden demands over reopening.
- On Wednesday, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority rejected President Donald Trump's assertion of "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, maintaining the waterway remains blocked until Iran's conditions are accepted.
- Brokered by Pakistan and Qatar, the interim memorandum of understanding approaches its August 17 expiration date with no extension talks underway, as Tehran describes "nothing to extend" regarding the agreement.
- Lloyd's List Intelligence data recorded only 78 transits through the strait between August 3 and 9, a decrease from 95 the previous week, contradicting Trump's control claims.
- Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei demanded an end to the U.S. naval blockade and release of frozen funds, stating "As long as the U.S. does not change its behaviour and accept Iran's conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened."
- With the MoU set to lapse in five days, the standoff's next phase remains uncertain as to whether diplomacy or continued closure will define the waterway's trajectory absent any governing agreement.
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