Tehran urges US to ‘correct its behaviour’ as UAE says one of its ships targeted by Iranian missile
Iran has issued tough new demands for reopening the strait of Hormuz, while the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the strategic waterway remained out of reach on Saturday.
Iran’s politburo-like body known as the supreme national security council said the strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States “corrects its behaviour”, with its state broadcaster publishing a statement from the council’s secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is also a commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/iran-issues-tough-demands-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-as-deal-remains-out-of-reach
Author : Guardian staff and agencies
Publish date : 2026-08-08 21:01:00
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