{"id":63813,"date":"2026-04-18T13:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=63813"},"modified":"2026-04-18T13:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:35:05","slug":"hormuz-wont-stay-open-if-us-blockade-continues-iranian-spokesman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=63813&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Hormuz \u2018won\u2019t stay open\u2019 if US blockade continues: Iranian spokesman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The spokesman for the Iranian delegation, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibof, said that Hormuz \u2018won\u2019t stay open\u2019 if the US blockade continues. He added that whether the Strait of Hormuz will be open or closed and what its rules will be will be determined \u201cnot by a social media post, but on the battlefield.\u201d<br \/>\nHe wrote that passage through the Strait of Hormuz would be conducted according to a \u201cdesignated route\u201d and \u201csubject to the approval of the RRGC.\u201d<br \/>\nMeanwhile, President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has agreed to transfer enriched uranium to the United States. But Tehran has completely rejected his claim. It said that no promise was made to anyone to transfer the uranium, Iran\u2019s National Security Committee spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spokesman for the Iranian delegation, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibof, said that Hormuz \u2018won\u2019t stay open\u2019&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1776497687",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1?v=1776497687",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1?v=1776497687",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1?v=1776497687",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1?v=1776497687",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1776497687",1280,720,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1776497687",1280,720,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?resize=1115%2C715&ssl=1?v=1776497687",1115,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?resize=800%2C500&ssl=1?v=1776497687",800,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1?v=1776497687",1024,576,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?resize=540%2C340&ssl=1?v=1776497687",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1?v=1776497687",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Biz Trend 24","author_link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/author\/online24"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=115&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"category\">International<\/a>","tag_info":"International","comment_count":0,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-30-3.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1776497687","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63872,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=63872&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":63813,"position":0},"title":"Strait of Hormuz to remain closed until blockade lifted: Iran","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"April 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Tensions have risen again over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy supply route. 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