{"id":4207,"date":"2026-07-11T09:06:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4207"},"modified":"2026-07-11T09:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:06:35","slug":"us-demands-iran-issue-public-statement-proclaiming-strait-of-hormuz-open-or-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4207","title":{"rendered":"US demands Iran issue public statement proclaiming Strait of Hormuz open \u2014 or else"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 The US on Friday issued a stark ultimatum to Tehran as President Trump sent an armada of warships back toward Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4205\">Randolph Mantooth, \u2018Emergency!\u2019 star who played Johnny Gage, dead at 80<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iran must publicly declare this weekend that the Strait of Hormuz is safe and open \u2013 or Trump will start exercising all his options, US officials warned on Friday as the two nations stood, once again, on the brink of war.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials will be in Oman on Saturday as mediators try to calm the waters. The US expects Iran to issue a statement on safe passage through the strait after the meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019re demanding is that the Iranians issue a public statement that acknowledges all channels of the Strait of Hormuz are open and they\u2019re not shooting at ships anymore,\u201d a US official said. \u201cThey\u2019re either going to give us that statement, or we\u2019re not going to have a good outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Iran leaves the Oman meeting without a statement, there will be consequences, US officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s not their position, then it\u2019s not going to be a great day for them,\u201d one official said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump already declared the cease-fire \u201cover\u201d and authorized a two-day military air campaign that hit about 170 Iranian targets this week. Certain US officials dubbed the mission \u201cOperation Bitch Slap\u201d to convey the internal estimation that the onslaught will be painful but brief barring further escalation from Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>Trump authorized more talks but said there will be payback on the level of 20:1 if Iran keeps attacking.<\/p>\n<p>The words of warning came after Trump sent an armada of ships \u2013 including two aircraft carriers \u2013 toward the coast of Iran as part of the pressure campaign to keep the critical strait open and safe. Trump has threatened to restart the naval blockade on Iranian ports.<\/p>\n<p>Maritime trackers on Friday spotted the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush entering the Gulf of Oman \u2014 a move experts in military planning say would be necessary to re-establish the blockade that crippled the Iranian economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 20 US Navy warships are patrolling waters across the Middle East as CENTCOM forces continue promoting regional security and stability,\u201d US Central Command posted to X this week.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about restarting the blockade that choked off supplies to Tehran, CENTCOM declined to comment on \u201coperational updates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft carriers were spotted within Iran\u2019s missile range, raising their risk level, according to the trackers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4203\">Exclusive | Eric Swalwell\u2019s attorneys threatened Tom Steyer campaign just before scandal erupted<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think forces move in and out, but generally as we get ships ready for blockade and support for strait transits, ships will get closer to Iranian threat,\u201d Foundation for Defending Democracies senior fellow retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The pressure campaign marks a dire turnaround from a month ago, when Trump signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran that would extend a cease-fire for 60 days, end the blockade, reopen commercial shipping routes and lift oil sanctions on Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump declared on Wednesday the cease-fire deal \u201cover\u201d following Tehran\u2019s attacks on three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump unleashed two nights of airstrikes on Iranian targets, calling the regime \u201csick,\u201d \u201cscum\u201d and \u201ccrazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The US has already reinstated the oil sanctions and is moving into position to restart the blockade should Iran not issue the public statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Commercial shipping in the Strait had slowed to a near standstill by Thursday after Tehran\u2019s attacks on Qatari and Saudi commercial tankers.<\/p>\n<p>US officials expressed frustration that Iran was \u201creneging\u201d on the deal made in the memorandum of understanding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One official gave Tehran an \u201cF\u201d for its adherence to the terms.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who is Iran\u2019s \u201cnumber one\u201d kill list target, is losing patience, a third official warned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump is giving us the space to see if we can conclude that,\u201d the official said of US-Iran talks. \u201cBut not a lot of space and not a lot of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Under the MOU signed in mid-June, negotiators have until mid-August to work out details, particularly on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>But US officials sounded pessimistic and noted options were being prepared if no final deal was made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people who are planning for if we can\u2019t make a deal, and the myriad of options that are available to the president are quite large and big in range,\u201d the official warned.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4201\">Taylor Swift is pretty in pink at JuJu Smith-Schuster\u2019s wedding one week after marrying Travis Kelce<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON &#8211; Iran needs to publicly declare the Strait of Hormuz open and stop firing on commercial shipping vessels or President Trump will start exercising his options, US officials warned on Friday, as the two nations stood, once again, on the brink of war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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