Iran’s Revolutionary Guard spokesperson Hossein Mohbi said the Strait of Hormuz is under the group’s control and will not reopen unless the United States accepts Iran’s conditions, BlockBeats reported on Aug. 26, citing the Guard’s official news website Sepah News. Mohbi said no enemy warships were present in the Persian Gulf and that ships cannot pass through the waterway without Iran’s permission and oversight. He said Iran and Oman had negotiated their respective shares of the strait’s waters and revenues about a month earlier, but that US interference had delayed the process.