Tehran, August 2, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Iran has dismissed reports suggesting it has reached an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under international mediation, while reiterating that it considers every perceived threat from its adversaries to be serious and responds by strengthening its military preparedness.
Acting Defence Minister Seyed Majid Ebn Al-Reza said Tehran does not regard external threats as psychological tactics but treats them as grounds for enhancing the country’s deterrence capabilities and defence readiness. In a post on X, he stated that Iran would neither be caught off guard nor remain passive in the face of what it described as hostile actions.
His remarks came after US President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform that the United States had been prepared to launch fresh military action against Iran but had delayed it following requests from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries. Trump also claimed a deal was imminent that would include the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat.
The comments followed media reports in the United States suggesting that American and Israeli strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure could begin over the weekend.
Separately, Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi had agreed to a compromise proposal brokered by Qatar and the United States to facilitate maritime traffic through the strategic waterway.
However, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency, quoting a source close to the country’s negotiating team, rejected the report and denied that any such agreement had been reached.
Fars also cited a military source as saying that Iran’s policy regarding the Strait of Hormuz remains unchanged. According to the source, as long as the United States continues what Iran describes as hostile actions, the waterway will remain subject to Iranian regulations, with vessels permitted to transit only through designated routes coordinated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The source further maintained that alternative routes remain unsafe and reaffirmed Tehran’s position on maintaining control over navigation through the strategically important maritime passage.
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