Tehran, May 5, 2026 (AFP) - Iran's top negotiator warns Tehran 'not even started' in Hormuz standoff

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2026-05-05

Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the United States warned on Tuesday that his country has "not even started" in its standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. "We know full well that the continuation of the status quo is intolerable for America; whilst we have not even started yet," Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on X. Ghalibaf, who is also the speaker in Iran's parliament, said the actions of the US and its allies had put shipping securit......

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