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Politics
Iran president says contact with supreme leader is 'very difficult'
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that communication with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was "very difficult" following the leader's reported wounding during the US-Israeli strike that killed his father. Pezeshkian, however, defended…
Geopolitics
Iran and Oman agree on coordinates of route through strait of Hormuz, says Iranian foreign ministry – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. The geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the strait of Hormuz have been agreed by Iran and Oman , and a joint announcement is being finalised, provided no third parties interfere, Iran’s foreign…
Economy
Understanding reached on coordinates for shipping route through Hormuz, Iran says
Joint statement with Oman is being finalised, but Tehran says deal alone would not guarantee waterway’s security Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the strait of Hormuz, and a joint…
