Iran claims that the Strait of Hormuz will not open immediately

ACCORDING TO IRANIAN NATIONAL TELEVISION TODAY (5 AUGUST) SOURCES, A POSSIBLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN IRAN AND OMAN ON SHIP TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE STRAIT WILL IMMEDIATELY RESUME ITS OPENING. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION RECEIVED, THE RELEVANT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN IRAN AND OMAN RELATE ONLY TO THE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES ON THE CONDUCT OF THE SHIP AND DO NOT CONCERN THE UNITED STATES. AT THE SAME TIME, THE SOURCE STATED THAT IF THE UNITED STATES CONTINUED TO ACT ON WHAT THE IRANIAN SIDE CALLED “VIOLATIONS”, EVEN IF IRAN HAD REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH OMAN, THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WOULD NOT RESUME, AND THAT ITS REOPENING WOULD STILL DEPEND ON THE UNITED STATES CHANGING ITS BEHAVIOUR AND CORRECTING ITS “VIOLATIONS”. (CCTV INTERNATIONAL TIMES)