The spokesman for Iran’s Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya dismissed U.S. claims of normal vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as lies, stressing that the strategic waterway remains under the full management and control of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened until the United States changes its behavior, stressing that the council will not back down either on the battlefield or at the negotiating table.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson rejected Qatar's accusation linking Tehran to the alleged attack on a Qatar-linked vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, describing the allegation as questionable, contrary to the principle of good neighborliness, and unacceptable.
Outgoing President Hassan Rouhani has said Iran opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman, a move that will allow it to avoid using the Strait of Hormuz shipping route that has been a focus of regional tension for decades.
Iran is set to start loading crude oil at the Jask oil terminal on the Gulf Oman as early as July 19, adding its first export terminal outside the strategic Strait of Hormuz leading to the Persian Gulf.
Iran started its first transfer of crude oil via its strategic Goreh-Jask pipeline, allowing the country to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
TankerTrackers.com, a company that tracks and reports shipments and storage of crude oil say Iran probably exports twice as much oil as estimated.
The caretaker of the Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Trade noted that Chabahar Port will soon become the third commercial hub of Iran due to its infrastructure, capacities, and strategic position and will be located next to Bandar Abbas and Imam Port.
Political science professor at New Hampshire University Kurk Dorsey believes that with oil prices down, the region produces little of value that the rest of the world wants to buy.
Iran has detained a ship carrying smuggled fuel near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
