Tensions rise between Iran and the United States: the regime conditioned the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on the end of the naval blockade

Tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated over the strategic Strait of Waterways, with Iran rejecting statements made by US President Donald Trump regarding the route. Iranian authorities asserted on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and conditioned its reopening on the lifting of a naval blockade imposed by Washington, contradicting US claims about the status of the maritime passage.

Simultaneously, during a forum in Panama on Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called upon 19 Latin American nations participating in a Washington-led anti-drug coalition to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. Hegseth characterized the tribunal as a direct threat to national sovereignty.