The Islamic Republic of Iran is lashing back at the White House after President Donald Trump dismissed the idea of striking an “interim deal” with Tehran, instead insisting the Strait of Hormuz will be a U.S. territory.
Trump posted an image of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday morning that marked it as a U.S. territory. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament and chief negotiator for Tehran, condemned the U.S. side of negotiations in a statement later that afternoon, accusing his counterparts of being out of their depth and unserious.
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