TEHRAN, June 16. /TASS/. The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces) keeps requiring vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz to coordinate with them, even as the United States has lifted its blockade of the waterway, the Iranian state television and radio broadcaster reported on Tuesday. According to the report, the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps continue to stand firm that all vessels wishing to pass through the Strait of Hormuz should maintain coordination with the IRGC Navy. The Iranian broadcaster also said that all Iranian vessels are currently passing through the Strait of Hormuz unhindered and there are three Iranian oil tankers currently in the northern Indian Ocean while two more ships have already sailed towards ports on the southern coast of Iran. Earlier, official representatives of the United States, Iran, and Pakistan, which acts as a go-between, confirmed that Washington and Tehran had reached an agreement, which is expected to be inked in Geneva on June 19. According to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, during a 60-day ceasefire the sides will discuss Iran’s nuclear program, while the US will lift its maritime blockade against Iran from June 15. Apart from that, military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, will cease immediately and permanently.
TEHRAN, June 16. /TASS/. The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces) keeps requiring vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz to coordinate with them, even as the United States has lifted its blockade of the waterway, the …
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International mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran, according to a senior Iranian official cited in reports. The measure is described as intended to reduce hostilities and allow renewed talks on a prior interim agreement.
Both sides are assessing next steps in the current regional security situation.
Reports indicate that a US-Iran ceasefire has broken down amid renewed fighting, with the potential impact of mediation efforts by Pakistan, Qatar, and Oman remaining unclear. Earlier diplomatic steps included a June memorandum of understanding between the parties for further negotiations and talks hosted in Geneva in February.
The summary also references Europe’s historical role in diplomacy, including the 1814-15 Congress of Vienna.
Donald Trump stated in a Fox News interview that his representatives had spoken with Iranian officials an hour earlier and that those officials wanted to make a deal to end the conflict, though he noted they had broken prior agreements and expressed uncertainty about whether one would be reached.
He added that people do not want to die and that Iran would need to proceed carefully to avoid further losses. The remarks come amid an ongoing US-Iran conflict that has involved casualties and shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, with some social media users criticizing the repetition of similar statements.
Why the Iran-US ceasefire is falling apart Iran and the US have resumed fighting because they don’t see each other as ‘reliable negotiating partners’, says analyst Ali Vaez. Neither Iran nor the United States seems able to deliver a “knockout blow at an acceptable price” to the other side, and both know “they have no choice other than engaging in diplomacy”, but they’re not ready to make uncomfortable concessions, argues Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at International Crisis Group.
Vaez tells host Steve Clemons that Tehran and Washington are trying to “enforce their own interpretation” of the ceasefire agreement they signed last month. President Trump has become “frustrated” with diplomacy because he’s not seeing “the kind of quick results that he likes to see”, Vaez says.