"Not reasonable": American official refutes rumors about understandings with Iran
An American official quoted by the Reuters news agency claims that the contacts between Washington and Tehran do not include an agreement on collecting transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz • According to him,…
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A senior American official directly contradicts reports that the U.S. and Iran reached quiet understandings about fees in the Strait of Hormuz. The official describes Iranian demands as unreasonable and rejected by both Washington and Oman. This marks a sharp de-escalation of diplomatic speculation just after the Trump-Netanyahu meeting, though the core stability of the strategic waterway remains unresolved.