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Iranian State Outlet Says Agreement With U.S. Doesn't Include Giving Up Control Of Hormuz Strait

Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026. (Credit: Getty Images)

Iranian state news agency IRNA said on Friday that the terms of a draft agreement with the U.S. does not include giving up control of the Hormuz Strait, which Tehran is seeking to control following the war.

"Iran makes no commitment in this text to cede the management of the strait or the restoration of conditions that existed prior to the American and Israeli military aggression," the news agency said. The country has been seeking to charge ships transiting through the key waterway as a way to seek compensation for damages sustained in the war.

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