Iran, Tehran’s trap: this is why it cannot reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran – writes the New York Times – would have used small boats to lay the mines, but without precise mapping of their positions, making both tracking and clearing difficult. This technical limitation risks representing an obstacle also in the context of the ongoing talks in Islamabad between the delegations of Tehran and Washington, in which the safety of navigation in the strait is one of the central issues.

What Trump said

“We’ll see what happens” with the talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. “They have been defeated militarily and now we will reopen” the Strait of Hormuz “soon with or without them,” US President Donald Trump said. A toll imposed by Iran? “No, we will not allow it. These are international waters. We will not allow this to happen,” he chanted.

Meloni hears Al Sisi

As part of the ongoing contacts with the leaders of the region, the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone conversation with the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi last night, as announced in a note by Palazzo Chigi. “During the conversation – we read – the two leaders expressed support for the ongoing negotiation process for a lasting exit from the crisis that guarantees a regional security framework and leads to the sustainable reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The importance of reaching an agreement on the issue of the Iranian nuclear power, a necessary pillar for a regional balance, was also reiterated”.