163 resultsfor “Iran weaponizing Strait of Hormuz”
Iran had a nuclear weapon and decided to close the strait of Hormuz. “A nuclear
Strait of Hormuz. The US’s demands included strict Iranian commitments not to pursue nuclear weapons, insistence that Tehran carry out no enrichment, removing Iran
Iran's other weapon, always in the country's armoury but only recently deployed: its closure of the Strait of Hormuz
weapon. - Despite reports that Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange
Iran put forward a new proposal on Monday for a ceasefire deal focused on opening the strait of Hormuz, setting aside discussions on nuclear weapons
strait, citing progress in peace talks. The de facto blockade of the waterway threatens to cause a global recession. Iran has been pressing to keep Hormuz under its control, through which a fifth of global
Iran defends Hormuz stance:** Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Almigdad Alruhaid said Iranian officials reject suggestions they are using the Strait of Hormuz as a weapon
Iran to ever have a nuclear weapon”. He also pointed to rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz
strait of Hormuz, a line it was not previously willing to cross, had fundamentally altered the negotiations: Iran now has a weapon
Strait of Hormuz, threatening to resume bombardment if negotiations fall apart. “Look, this is very simple. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon
Iran cut off the Strait of Hormuz in the early days of the war, relying on small weapons
Iran, even as tensions grew in the Strait of Hormuz. "I don't want to rush. I want to take my time," Trump told reporters, adding that he was prepared to wait for "the best
Strait of Hormuz”. Iran, which was also attacked by the US and Israel last June, wants a guarantee against future aggression. Israel has previously targeted Iranian nuclear scientists and run campaigns to sabotage its nuclear
weapons grade. And despite Trump's blockade of Iran's vital oil tankers and other vessels through the strategic chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz has become the central issue in the crisis. It was open to navigation, without restriction or the payment of tolls, until 28 February -when the US and Israel attacked Iran. Now Iran
Strait of Hormuz blockade. Speaking to supporters, Trump said the US “cannot allow” Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon
strait of Hormuz, while Trump repeated a demand that Iran should never be allowed to build a nuclear weapon
weapon that they wield?" he said. The U.S. and Iran appear locked in a stalemate. Trump told Axios on Wednesday that he is rejecting Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/30/hormuz-effect-how-us-china-are-ramping-up-tensions-over-the-panama-canal). The US president has been portraying the war as necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon
weapons-grade material. However, Trump withdrew the US from that agreement in 2018 despite regular inspections concluding that Iran had held its end of the deal. Now, the US is demanding that enrichment by Iran