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WSJ: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Threaten to Reimpose Hormuz Blockade Without Sole Control
JH Kim
Summary
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned it would reimpose a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz unless Iran is guaranteed sole control over the waterway.
- The report said the IRGC also demanded that the US and others abandon plans to route ships through southern waters of the strait near Oman.
- The Wall Street Journal said disagreements over control of the Strait of Hormuz could become a factor delaying negotiations between the US and Iran.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned it will reimpose a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz unless Iran is guaranteed sole control over the waterway, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The IRGC conveyed that position to mediators during talks in Doha on July 30, the Journal said. It said the group would resume the blockade if the demand is rejected.
The IRGC also demanded that the US and other countries abandon plans to route ships through southern waters of the strait near Oman.
Disagreements over control of the Strait of Hormuz could further delay negotiations between the US and Iran.
JH Kim
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