Iran’s military command says it has closed Hormuz again due to the US blockade.
After the attempt at normality – a convoy of oil tankers departing from the Gulf transiting the Strait shown by MarineTraffic data cited by the BBC in which several moving vessels could be observed, including, according to the site, ships designed for the transport of oil, liquefied petroleum gas and chemical products – Tehran’s threat materialized. “We will close the passage if the US blockade of our ports continues”, the Iranians had promised. And so it has been, as Trump, without a peace deal, is intent on holding the line on Iranian infrastructure, while adding that he may not extend the ceasefire after it expires on Wednesday. Yet, “we are very close” to a presumed peace agreement, the tycoon assured, stating that the regime would agree to suspend the nuclear program and reiterating that the enriched uranium will be brought to the USA.
Netanyahu and his advisors, on the other hand, were “shocked” by the post in which the tycoon claimed that it was Washington that prohibited Israel from bombing Lebanon: this was reported by American media, according to which Tel Aviv asked the White House for clarification.
Iran partially reopens its airspace
Iran’s civil aviation agency has announced the partial reopening of the country’s airspace. The state civil aviation organization added in its statement that the resumption of flights was discussed in a coordination committee and that flights were resumed at some airports in the country this morning. “The airspace in eastern Iran has been reopened to international flights. Other airports will be reopened gradually, based on the technical and operational readiness of the military and non-military sectors,” he added.
US extends authorization to sell some Russian oil
Meanwhile, the United States has extended until May 16 the license for the delivery and sale of Russian oil loaded on ships before April 17. This was announced by the US Treasury, as reported by the Bloomberg agency. The license was due to expire on April 17.
Trump insists, ‘we will bring Iran’s uranium to the US’
Speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Donald Trump also insisted that Iranian enriched uranium will be brought to the US, after a spokesperson for Tehran’s foreign ministry denied this hypothesis. “We will achieve this by intervening with Iran,” he said. “We will bring him home to the United States very soon.”
Tehran’s response: “Transferring our enriched uranium abroad is unacceptable”
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says its enriched uranium will not be transferred elsewhere: ‘The option is unacceptable.’ The ministry said the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium would not be transferred “anywhere”, refuting an earlier claim by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic Republic had agreed to their transfer.
Trump had published a message on his Truth Social platform that “the United States will take all the nuclear ‘dust’ created by our large B2 bombers”, referring to the nuclear material buried by US attacks last year.