Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Iran Warns Strait of Hormuz Will Not Reopen Without Approval
Iran and the United States are arguing while tensions in the Persian Gulf remain high.
Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kowsari said the United States appears confused because its messages keep changing.
He said the United States has discussed agreements and ceasefires but also military action and pressure over the Strait of Hormuz.
Kowsari admitted that Iran was hurt by US attacks.
However, he said the attacks did not achieve the goal of changing Iran’s government.
Ebrahim Azizi said Iran would decide when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen.
Israel warned that an Iranian attack would lead to Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure.
This means the situation could become more dangerous if the countries take further military action.
Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kowsari accused the United States of being “desperate and confused” in its confrontation with Tehran.
Kowsari said Washington had shifted between discussing a ceasefire, an agreement, the Strait of Hormuz, an economic blockade and military action.
He acknowledged Iran suffered losses in US attacks but said the United States failed to overthrow Iran’s government.
Ebrahim Azizi said the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen without approval from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that an Iranian attack on Israel would prompt strikes against Iranian infrastructure, including energy facilities.
- Who
- Iranian lawmakers Esmail Kowsari and Ebrahim Azizi, the United States, and Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz.
- What
- Iran accused the United States of confusion, asserted control over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and faced an Israeli warning of retaliation against Iranian infrastructure.
- When
- The statements by Ebrahim Azizi and Israel Katz were reported on Thursday; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- The dispute concerns Iran, Israel, the Persian Gulf, and the Strait of Hormuz.
- Why
- The comments were made as tensions rose over US attacks, Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, and the possibility of further Iranian-Israeli military action.
Iranian officials
Israel
Assessment of the confrontation
Iranian officials
Esmail Kowsari said the United States was shifting between calls for a ceasefire or agreement and threats involving the Strait of Hormuz, an economic blockade and military action.
Israel
Israel Katz warned that further Iranian attacks would bring direct Israeli strikes against Iranian infrastructure.
Military consequences
Iranian officials
Kowsari acknowledged Iran’s losses from US attacks but said Washington failed to achieve its broader objective of overthrowing the Islamic Republic.
Israel
Katz said an Iranian attack on Israel would prompt retaliation against Iranian infrastructure, including energy facilities.
- Iranian lawmaker
- Esmail Kowsari accused the United States of being “desperate and confused.”
- US attacks
- Kowsari acknowledged that Iran suffered losses but said the United States failed to overthrow Iran’s government.
- Strait of Hormuz
- Ebrahim Azizi said the strait would not reopen without the will or approval of Iran.
- Persian Gulf
- Azizi said conditions in the Persian Gulf had changed.
- Israeli warning
- Israel Katz said an Iranian attack on Israel would trigger strikes against Iranian infrastructure.
- Potential targets
- Katz specifically mentioned Iranian energy facilities among the possible targets.