After a brief sigh of global relief over the Strait of Hormuz reopening in a path towards peace, Iran reignited the standoff by firing at ships attempting to cross the waterway on Saturday, triggering a new escalation amid questions as to who makes the decisions in Tehran, with three days before the ceasefire expires and with no new peace talks scheduled yet.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), which reports directly to Iran’s supreme leader, signalled that it decides the conditions of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s statement on Friday that the strait is open in a corridor “coordinated by Iran,” and US President Donald Trump’s ensuing announcements over a broader agreement with Iran.
