Iran’s military rejects US claims that vessels are passing through the Strait of Hormuz, saying no ship can pass without its permission.
Earlier in the day, Hossein Taeb, the commander of the Basij paramilitary, an affiliate of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the waterway is “under Iran’s control”. Aljazeera reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the US made miscalculations about the Iran war due to intelligence failures and risks making an even “bigger miscalculation” over the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump continues to insist that the US has “total control” over the strait despite dropping shipping traffic through the key waterway.
A group of Israeli settlers has trapped three Palestinian families in their homes in the village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank. Families tell Al Jazeera that the settlers have blocked the entrances to at least three homes since Sunday as Israeli soldiers stand by and watch.
