Iran refutes Trump’s claim to ‘control’ Hormuz: What’s the latest in talks?

Iran has refuted President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the critical waterway will remain closed until the United States accepts its demands and changes its “behaviour”.According to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, Mohsen Rezaie, the newly appointed head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, told China’s ambassador to Tehran, Cong Peiwu: “As long as America does not change its behaviour and does not accept Iran’s conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened.”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran holds firm on Hormuz conditions as Pakistan’s Naqvi visits Tehranlist 2 of 3US military fires on cargo vessel it said sought to break Iran blockadelist 3 of 3War on Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei is in ‘perfect health’, Iran saysend of listThe Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global oil and natural gas is shipped during peacetime, has emerged as a key flashpoint in the US-Israel war on Iran, with peace talks stalled until the question of its management is resolved. Iran closed the strait shortly after US-Israeli bombing of Iran began at the end of February.It currently says it is only talking to ...