Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf stated Iran had responded decisively to the U.S. attempt at mine-clearing and considered it a violation of the ceasefire, mines that Iran illegally dropped in Omani waters, he also noted “the situation escalated close to confrontation, but the enemy backed down”
He underlined that traffic is currently taking place in the Strait because Iran controls the Strait and If the U.S. does not lift the blockade, movement through the Strait of Hormuz will be indefinitely restricted.
Senior U.S. official tells Axios that if there is no breakthrough in peace negotiations soon, the war could resume in the coming days, with the current ceasefire set to expire Tuesday, April 21.
