Rubio: Division within the Iranian leadership is an obstacle to reaching an agreement.
Rubio: Division within the Iranian leadership is an obstacle to reaching an agreement.
2026-04-27
Shafaq News – Washington
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed on Monday that the division within the Iranian leadership has become an obstacle for Washington in reaching an agreement with them, stressing his rejection of imposing Iranian fees on the Strait of Hormuz.
Rubio said in an interview with Fox News that “Iran cannot be allowed to decide who crosses and who does not cross the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran’s attempts to control the strait cannot be accepted.”
He pointed out that “Iran’s imposition of fees for crossing the Strait of Hormuz is unacceptable,” stressing that “normalization with the way Iran deals with the Strait of Hormuz is not possible and we cannot tolerate it.”
Trump had said on Sunday evening that “Iran can call if it wants to negotiate an end to the war that America and Israel have waged against it,” stressing that “Tehran cannot possess a nuclear weapon,” while Iran stipulated the removal of “obstacles to any agreement, including lifting the blockade on Iranian ports.”
Meanwhile, maritime data reported by The Times on Sunday revealed that shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted, with more than 600 large commercial vessels stuck in the area, amid strict transit procedures imposed by Iran on ships allowed to pass through.
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