Iran threatens to close Hormuz again if US blockade continues – POLITICO

The speaker of Iran's parliament issued a direct threat to close the Strait of Hormuz again if a U.S. naval blockade continues, marking one of Tehran's sharpest public warnings since ceasefire negotiations began.

"With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open," Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf wrote on X just after midnight Friday, in a series of posts that also accused U.S. President Donald Trump of making seven false claims "in one hour."

"They did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either," Qalibaf said.