Top updates: Iran reimposes restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, accuses US of violating deal

Iran said on Saturday that it was reimposing strict military controls on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, alleging “repeated breaches of trust” by the United States, CNN reported.

A day earlier, Tehran had fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels after a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

However, on Saturday, Iran said it had been forced to restore tighter controls on shipping due to what is described as repeated violations by the US and acts ​of “piracy” under ⁠the guise of a blockade of Iranian ports, Reuters reported.

There was no immediate response from the United States.

Here are more top updates from the conflict in West Asia:

• On Saturday, Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on social media said: “With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open.” He added that passage through the waterway would require authorisation from Iran.
• United States President Donald Trump said that he may not extend the tentative ceasefire with Iran if negotiations fail to produce an agreement by Wednesday, CNN reported. Trump also said that Washington would obtain Tehran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium one way or another, cautioning that the transfer could come “in a much more unfriendly form” if negotiations fail.
• Earlier, the president said that Tehran...

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