{"meta":{"built_utc":"2026-08-16T20:18Z","n":50},"statements":[{"date":"2026-02-18","speaker":"IRGC / Iranian state announcement","summary":"Iran announced a temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz for IRGC live-fire drills across Hormuz, the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman - the second such drill 'in recent weeks' - while indirect nuclear talks with the US were ongoing (second Geneva round held the previous day); an earlier drill occurred Monday 16 Feb.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"NewsOnAir (AIR)","url":"https://www.newsonair.gov.in/iran-announces-temporary-closure-of-strait-of-hormuz-for-live-fire-drills"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-02-28","speaker":"IRGC","summary":"As US-Israeli strikes on Iran began, the IRGC transmitted VHF radio warnings that 'no ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz', initiating the closure to commercial traffic within hours of the 28 February strikes.","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign"},{"name":"Militarnyi","url":"https://militarnyi.com/en/news/irans-blockade-strait-of-hormuz/"},{"name":"Wikipedia - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-02","speaker":"Ebrahim Jabari, senior adviser to IRGC commander-in-chief","summary":"Jabari officially confirmed the strait was 'closed' and warned that if any vessels tried to cross, the IRGC and navy would 'set those ships ablaze'.","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Militarnyi","url":"https://militarnyi.com/en/news/irans-blockade-strait-of-hormuz/"},{"name":"Wikipedia - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-04","speaker":"IRGC","summary":"The IRGC claimed Iranian forces had achieved 'complete control' of the Strait of Hormuz.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis (cites Times of Israel/AFP)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-05","speaker":"IRGC","summary":"The IRGC announced the strait would be kept closed 'only to ships from the US, Israel and their Western allies', signalling selective passage for 'friendly' states.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-11","speaker":"IRGC Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri","summary":"Tangsiri said vessels must obtain Iranian permission before transiting Hormuz, citing the Expres Rome and Mayuree Naree which ignored warnings and 'ran into trouble' - the first articulation of a permission regime (remarks made Wednesday 11 March).","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Jerusalem Post","url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889601"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-12","speaker":"Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei (statement read on state TV)","summary":"In his first statement after succeeding his father (killed in an Israeli strike), Mojtaba Khamenei said the 'leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used' against the US and Israel, that the strait must stay closed and US bases in the region should shut (statement read Thursday 12 March).","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"PBS NewsHour","url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/irans-supreme-leader-says-closure-of-strait-of-hormuz-should-be-used-as-leverage"},{"name":"Bloomberg","url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/iran-s-new-supreme-leader-says-hormuz-strait-should-stay-closed"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-12","speaker":"Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's ambassador to the UN","summary":"Iravani said Tehran 'will not close the Strait of Hormuz' and remains committed to freedom of navigation - contradictory messaging the same day as the new Supreme Leader's closure statement.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera (video newsfeed)","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/12/iran-envoy-says-tehran-will-keep-strait-of-hormuz-open"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-21","speaker":"Saeed Rahmatzadeh, MP, member of parliament's economic committee","summary":"Rahmatzadeh said charging Hormuz transit fees 'would be a normal step under international practice' and that parliament was ready to pass legislation for it (Saturday 21 March).","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Iran International","url":"https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603211492"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-22","speaker":"IRGC","summary":"The IRGC said Hormuz would be 'completely closed' immediately if the US attacked Iran's power plants, would not reopen 'until the destroyed Iranian power plants are rebuilt', and threatened strikes on regional power plants, energy and desalination infrastructure supplying US bases (Sunday 22 March, responding to Trump's 21 March 48-hour ultimatum).","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"PBS NewsHour","url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-threatens-to-completely-close-strait-of-hormuz-and-hit-power-plants-following-trumps-ultimatum"},{"name":"NewsOnAir (23 Mar report)","url":"https://www.newsonair.gov.in/iran-threatens-to-completely-close-strait-of-hormuz-if-us-attacks-its-power-plants"},{"name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/article/2026/03/22/trump-iran-strait-of-hormuz-power-plant/"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-22","speaker":"Majlis Speaker Ghalibaf","summary":"Ghalibaf warned (on X, Sunday 22 March) that if Iran's power plants and infrastructure were targeted, regional energy and desalination facilities would be legitimate targets and 'irreversibly destroyed'.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"PBS NewsHour","url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-threatens-to-completely-close-strait-of-hormuz-and-hit-power-plants-following-trumps-ultimatum"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-23","speaker":"MFA","summary":"Iran's Foreign Ministry said it was merely 'reviewing proposals from the US sent through mediators', downplaying talk of negotiations.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - Islamabad Talks (cites Press TV)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-25","speaker":"Iranian government (counter-proposal)","summary":"Iran issued a 5-point counter-proposal rejecting Trump's ceasefire plan: an end to US-Israeli attacks, guarantees against recurrence of war, war reparations, comprehensive end to the war across all fronts, and 'international recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz'.","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - Islamabad Talks (cites PBS News)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks"},{"name":"NPR","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5760675/iran-war-military-deployment"},{"name":"CNBC","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/iran-war-us-trump.html"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-03-27","speaker":"IRGC","summary":"The IRGC announced movement through the strait of vessels going 'to and from' ports of the US, Israel and their allies was 'prohibited'.","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis (cites AFP)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-04-01","speaker":"IRGC","summary":"Responding to Trump's ceasefire claims, the IRGC said 'the strait will not be opened to the enemies of this nation through the ridiculous spectacle by the president of the US'.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - Islamabad Talks (cites The Guardian live)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-04-07","speaker":"FM Araghchi","summary":"Araghchi confirmed the two-week ceasefire shortly after Trump's 6:32pm ET post on 7 April: 'If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations', with 'safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz... via coordination with Iran's Armed Forces' for two weeks (7 April US time; possibly early 8 April Tehran time).","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/trump-suspends-iran-bombing-for-two-weeks-following-dire-threats"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-04-12","speaker":"IRGC Navy","summary":"The IRGC Navy said any military vessel approaching the strait would constitute a ceasefire violation and face a 'severe response'.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-04-12","speaker":"FM Araghchi","summary":"At the Islamabad Talks (which concluded 12 April) Araghchi said Iran was 'inches away from an MoU' and accused the US delegation of 'moving the goalposts and maximalizing'.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - Islamabad Talks (cites The Guardian)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-04-13","speaker":"Majlis Speaker Ghalibaf","summary":"After the Islamabad Talks collapsed on 12 April, Ghalibaf declared 'we will not bow to any threats'.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - Islamabad Talks (cites The Guardian live)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-04-16","speaker":"Majlis National Security Commission member Vahid Ahmadi","summary":"Ahmadi said that if the US did not accept Iran's demands, 'they would continue the war'.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - Islamabad Talks (cites Iran International)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-04-18","speaker":"Iranian authorities (unspecified)","summary":"Iran declared the strait closed again in response to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports announced on 13 April, ending the partial reopening of 17 April (which had lasted only hours).","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis"},{"name":"Al Jazeera (11 June recap)","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/11/iran-shuts-hormuz-strait-but-wasnt-it-already-closed"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-05-04","speaker":"Ali Abdollahi, head of Iran's military unified command","summary":"After Trump announced 'Project Freedom' on Sunday 3 May saying the US would 'guide' ships out of the Gulf, Abdollahi warned on Monday 4 May that 'any foreign armed forces, especially the aggressive US army, will be attacked if they intend to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz', and told commercial ships not to move without coordinating with Iran.","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/iran-warns-us-to-stay-out-of-hormuz-after-trump-says-us-will-guide-ships"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-05-16","speaker":"Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee","summary":"Azizi confirmed Tehran would 'unveil soon' full details of a Hormuz transit-toll mechanism administered by the newly established Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA).","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Windward (citing Kashmir Observer, 16 May)","url":"https://windward.ai/blog/irans-hormuz-transit-toll-mechanism-and-what-it-means/"},{"name":"Straits.live explainer","url":"https://straits.live/strait-of-hormuz-transit-fee"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-05-18","speaker":"PGSA / Supreme National Security Council; Majlis Nat-Sec cmte chair Ebrahim Azizi","summary":"The SNSC formally launched the Persian Gulf Strait Authority on Monday 18 May to manage transits and collect passage fees (permit applications via official email, fees paid in yuan, reports of up to $2m per transit; the fee system had reportedly operated informally since March); Azizi said in a televised interview that 'only commercial vessels cooperating with Iran would benefit... and charges would apply'.","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/18/iran-sets-up-hormuz-transit-authority-to-charge-ships-for-passage"},{"name":"Asia Business Daily","url":"https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/world-general/2026050811013160798"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-06-07","speaker":"Majlis Planning and Budget Cmte member Mohsen Zanganeh","summary":"In a Fars News Agency interview on Sunday 7 June, Zanganeh said the toll system was 'in active implementation' and Hormuz transit fees 'average between $1.5 million and $2 million per vessel', payable in cash, cryptocurrency or goods, projecting about $7.5bn a year in revenue.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Middle East Monitor (citing Fars, 8 June report)","url":"https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260608-iranian-lawmaker-says-tehran-collects-transit-fees-from-ships-passing-through-strait-of-hormuz/"},{"name":"Kurdistan24 (7 June)","url":"https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/918467/iran-confirms-strait-of-hormuz-tolls-now-operational-charging-up-to-2-million-per-vessel"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-06-10","speaker":"IRGC Navy","summary":"The IRGC Navy warned any vessel approaching the Strait of Hormuz would face 'decisive action', warning tankers and commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman not to leave anchorages and calling approach 'cooperation with the enemy' (precursor to the full 11 June closure declared by Khatam al-Anbiya HQ).","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Press TV","url":"https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/06/10/770222/irgc-navy-warns-vessel-approaching-strait-hormuz-decisive-action-us-aggression"},{"name":"Press TV (via GlobalSecurity mirror)","url":"https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/06/iran-260610-presstv03.htm"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-06-11","speaker":"IRGC (Navy)","summary":"Iran ordered the strait 'completely closed to all oil tankers and commercial vessels' - 'from this moment on, due to insecurity in the region, the Strait of Hormuz is declared closed to the traffic of any type of vessel' - claiming it hit two ships 'illegally' transiting and warning any vessel attempting passage would be shot at.","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/11/iran-shuts-hormuz-strait-but-wasnt-it-already-closed"},{"name":"Seatrade Maritime","url":"https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/iran-claims-it-hit-two-ships-declares-strait-of-hormuz-closed"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-06-17","speaker":"President Pezeshkian","summary":"Pezeshkian signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding with Trump: toll-free 'safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge, for 60 days only', removal of the US naval blockade, sanctions relief, with future administration of the strait to be determined by Iran in consultation with Oman and Gulf states.","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia - Islamabad Talks","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks"},{"name":"Congressional Research Service R45281","url":"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45281"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-06-18","speaker":"Majlis Speaker Ghalibaf","summary":"In a televised address after the MoU's conclusion, Ghalibaf declared Iran has 'sovereign rights in the Strait', 'will charge fees for services provided' (after the MoU's 60-day free window), and that the strait 'will never return to pre-war conditions under any circumstances'.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Middle East Monitor (mirrored, 18 June)","url":"https://onaquietday.org/2026/06/18/iran-to-charge-ships-for-services-in-strait-of-hormuz-parliament-speaker-says/"},{"name":"Press TV (via GlobalSecurity mirror, 22 June restatement)","url":"https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/06/iran-260622-presstv01.htm"},{"name":"The Hormuz Letter (X)","url":"https://x.com/HormuzLetter/status/2067372369220374712"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-06-19","speaker":"PGSA","summary":"The PGSA circulated a letter imposing mandatory Tehran-approved insurance on all vessels transiting Hormuz - initially provided free - stating it 'reserves the right to introduce insurance fees in the future' (i.e., after the 60-day toll-free window ends around 17 August). Letter's own date not published; 19 June is report date.","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Middle East Eye","url":"https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-plans-charge-insurance-fee-vessels-transiting-hormuz-after-us-deal-expires"},{"name":"Lloyd's List","url":"https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1157571/Iran-imposes-mandatory-insurance-on-ships-transiting-Strait-of-Hormuz-with-fees-likely-to-follow"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-06-25","speaker":"IRGC Navy","summary":"The IRGC Navy warned shipping against using 'unauthorized routes' for transit through the Strait of Hormuz - calling alternatives 'unacceptable and completely dangerous' - insisting on Iranian-designated corridors during the MoU reopening, after Oman announced a new IMO-coordinated route on 24 June.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Press TV","url":"https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/06/25/771050/Iran-Strait-of-Hormuz-IRGC-warning"},{"name":"Xinhua","url":"https://english.news.cn/20260625/e7efa2cad0a94bf0b2f781864754c86a/c.html"},{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/25/irgc-warns-against-new-hormuz-route-for-ships-what-we-know"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-07-12","speaker":"PGSA and IRGC Navy","summary":"The PGSA declared on Sunday 12 July 'due to recent unlawful movements by United States military forces in the region, transit through the Strait of Hormuz is currently not possible', promising permits again once 'stability and calm are restored'; the IRGC Navy had declared the strait closed 'until further notice' and 'until the United States ends its intervention in the region' the previous day, Saturday 11 July.","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Press TV","url":"https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/07/12/772101/Iran-Hormuz-closure-US"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-07-13","speaker":"Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters","summary":"Iran's military warned it would not allow the US to 'interfere' in the management of the Strait of Hormuz as hostilities resumed after the MoU breakdown.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera (video newsfeed)","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/13/iran-military-warns-us-against-strait-of-hormuz"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-07-13","speaker":"Majlis","summary":"A Hormuz transit-regulation bill was formally submitted to Iran's parliament, codifying 'sovereignty, control and oversight' over the strait, transit fees (payable in rials) and exclusion of US- and Israel-linked vessels; ~12 proposals were consolidated in committee through late July, and the measure had NOT passed a full parliamentary vote as of 10 August.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Press TV (7 Aug)","url":"https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/08/07/773885/Iran-parliament-weighs-bill-to-regulate-transit-through-Strait-of-Hormuz"},{"name":"Iran International (10 Aug)","url":"https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608102970"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-03","speaker":"Mohsen Rezaei, senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader","summary":"Rezaei warned Iran would target any US warship trying to impose a different route than the one Tehran has allowed through the Strait of Hormuz: '(We won't allow) the second corridor to open. Even if they deploy warships, we will target them' (said Monday 3 August; reported 4 August).","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/04/iran-warns-us-warships-over-altering-routes-in-the-strait-of-hormuz"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-07","speaker":"Majlis Nat-Sec Commission spokesman Hassan Qashqavi","summary":"Qashqavi said (Friday 7 August) the framework of the Oman navigation-lane arrangement had been agreed and awaited approval from 'higher levels'.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/8/iran-deliberates-hormuz-arrangement-amid-uncertain-prospects-with-us"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-08","speaker":"FM Araghchi","summary":"Araghchi said the Oman lanes agreement was 'very close' but full reopening depends on the US honoring June MoU commitments that were 'violated' (Saturday 8 August).","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/8/iran-deliberates-hormuz-arrangement-amid-uncertain-prospects-with-us"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-08","speaker":"IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi","summary":"Mohebbi told state media reopening 'has its own specific mechanism and has nothing to do with the negotiations between Iran and Oman', that the US must accept Iran's 'conditions', and called the waterway 'power tied to Iran's geographical position' (Saturday 8 August).","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/8/iran-deliberates-hormuz-arrangement-amid-uncertain-prospects-with-us"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-08","speaker":"SNSC secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr","summary":"Zolghadr set out five conditions for reopening Hormuz: no threats/insults to Iran or its religious/national values, permanent end to US 'war and aggression' against Iran-aligned actors in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen and Iraq, lifting the naval blockade and withdrawing US naval and air forces 'from around Iran', full compensation for the 'two imposed wars', and lifting sanctions with unconditional release of frozen assets. (He was replaced as SNSC secretary by Mohsen Rezaei around 10-11 August.)","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Just Security (13 Aug analysis)","url":"https://www.justsecurity.org/153505/iran-conditions-hormuz-international-law/"},{"name":"NBC News","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-sets-steep-demands-reopening-hormuz-hopes-oman-deal-break-impasse-rcna591553"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-08","speaker":"President Pezeshkian","summary":"Pezeshkian said (Saturday 8 August) he would 'strongly defend' the June MoU, that a joint mechanism should have addressed violations 'rather than to fight', and 'God willing, we will reach a point where we can get out of this state of neither war nor peace'.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/9/why-is-pezeshkian-urging-an-end-to-irans-no-war-no-peace-status"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-08","speaker":"IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi","summary":"Mohebbi said 'whenever the United States accepts Iran's conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will certainly be reopened' (Saturday 8 August, same briefing as his 'specific mechanism' remarks; previously misdated 10 August).","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/9/why-is-pezeshkian-urging-an-end-to-irans-no-war-no-peace-status"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-09","speaker":"FM Araghchi","summary":"Araghchi said Oman talks on navigation lanes were 'approaching the final stages' but 'there is no possibility of resuming negotiations until the US's violation of the [Islamabad MoU] ends and the US makes up for what it has violated', with reopening 'subject to other conditions and compensation for the violation' (Sunday 9 August).","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Just Security","url":"https://www.justsecurity.org/153505/iran-conditions-hormuz-international-law/"},{"name":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/9/why-is-pezeshkian-urging-an-end-to-irans-no-war-no-peace-status"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-10","speaker":"Majlis","summary":"Iran's parliament advanced the Hormuz bill in committee: the Internal Affairs and Councils Committee approved a provision banning transit of US/Israel-linked assets (Monday 10 August), after the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee approved the bill's general outlines without opposition (Sunday 9 August); the measure still required a full parliamentary vote.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Iran International","url":"https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608102970"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-11","speaker":"Mohammad Mokhber, adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei","summary":"Mokhber said (in a post on X) the strait 'will not be reopened until Iran's conditions are met', that 'the punishment of the aggressor continues', and violators of commitments would face 'tougher conditions' than before. Post itself untimestamped in coverage; 11 August is report date.","tier":1,"sources":[{"name":"Iran International","url":"https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608116376"}],"date_confidence":"medium","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-11","speaker":"Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (newly appointed)","summary":"Rezaei, in his first remarks as Iran's new SNSC secretary, said 'as long as America does not change its behaviour and does not accept Iran's conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened', listing an end to the war region-wide (including Lebanon and Gaza) and release of frozen assets, while noting any Iran-Oman transit-route agreement would be 'separate from the closure'.","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"US News/AP","url":"https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-08-11/pakistan-says-us-and-iran-close-to-some-sort-of-deal-despite-attacks-on-shipping"},{"name":"RFE/RL (via GlobalSecurity mirror)","url":"https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2026/08/iran-260811-rferl04.htm"},{"name":"IranWire","url":"https://iranwire.com/en/news/156170-mohsen-rezaei-details-terms-for-reopening-the-strait-of-hormuz/"}],"date_confidence":"high","time_utc":""},{"date":"2026-08-14","time_utc":"08:46","speaker":"Iranian state media (Tasnim)","summary":"Iranian MPs Working on Strategic Hormuz Strait Plan","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Tasnim","url":"https://www.tasnimnews.ir/en/news/2026/08/14/3670505/iranian-mps-working-on-strategic-hormuz-strait-plan"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-08-15","time_utc":"07:14","speaker":"Iranian state media (Tasnim)","summary":"Deputy FM Hits Back at Trump, Reasserts Iran\u2019s Control over Strait of Hormuz","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Tasnim","url":"https://www.tasnimnews.ir/en/news/2026/08/15/3671018/deputy-fm-hits-back-at-trump-reasserts-iran-s-control-over-strait-of-hormuz"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-08-16","time_utc":"05:28","speaker":"Iranian state media (Mehr)","summary":"Iran parliament to hold session on Strait of Hormuz","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Mehr","url":"https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246995/Iran-parliament-to-hold-session-on-Strait-of-Hormuz"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-08-16","time_utc":"14:42","speaker":"Iranian state media (IRNA)","summary":"Iran\u2019s Army chief warns US forces not allowed in Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman, Strait of Hormuz","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"IRNA","url":"https://en.irna.ir/news/86237189/Iran-s-Army-chief-warns-US-forces-not-allowed-in-Persian-Gulf"}],"date_confidence":"high"},{"date":"2026-08-16","time_utc":"05:21","speaker":"Iranian state media (Mehr)","summary":"Trump must be worried for his security: Senior Iranian MP","tier":2,"sources":[{"name":"Mehr","url":"https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246990/Trump-must-be-worried-for-his-security-Senior-Iranian-MP"}],"date_confidence":"high"}]}