JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened in the near future amid talks between Iran and Oman on safe shipping lanes. However, Iranian state media cast doubt on the assessment.
The state broadcaster IRIB reported on Wednesday, August 5, that any future deal between Iran and Oman - both of which border the strait - has nothing to do with reopening the strait in the near future.
"If the United States continues to commit violations, the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened even if Iran and Oman reach an agreement," IRIB reported, as quoted by CNN.
In an earlier interview with Fox News, Trump said the strait would be reopened "very soon or they (Iran) will get hit very hard."
Meanwhile, Hassan Ghashghavi, spokesman for Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, told Iranian government-affiliated media that the vital waterway - which normally accounts for a fifth of the world's crude oil supply - would not return to pre-war status under any circumstances.
"We will not accept the southern corridor that the United States is trying to impose through pressure and threats," Ghashghavi was quoted as saying by the Mizan News Agency.
"The current talks between Tehran and Muscat regarding navigation through the route are bilateral and "have nothing to do" with the United States, Ghashghavi stressed.
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