Iran warns it will not tolerate indefinite US maritime blockade

An Iranian official said his country will not wait indefinitely for the United States to maintain its maritime blockade.

The official told Reuters that the US and regional countries will be informed of Iran’s deadline through intermediaries.

He added that Tehran has set a timeframe of several weeks for the US to fully implement the memorandum of understanding, warning that Iranian forces are prepared to escalate tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the region if diplomacy fails.

The Iranian official also stated that pressuring the US or relying on intermediaries to reach a lasting agreement is not realistic.

The remarks come after the expiration of a two-month deadline in the negotiation process between the US and Iran, which has now been reduced to indirect talks managed between Iran and Oman, with no results achieved so far.