Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has approved the general framework of a strategic plan aimed at ensuring security and sustainable development in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf.

The chairman of Iran's Expediency Council says the country will never relinquish its control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stresses that Iran will not engage in new negotiations with the United States as long as it keeps violating a war-ending MoU between the two sides.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT on August 08, 2026.

The secretary of Iran's top security body reiterates that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US corrects its behavior.

Iran says it is very close to reaching an agreement with Oman on a new mechanism for managing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

An IRGC spokesman says the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz depends on the US fully accepting Iran’s conditions and ending its interference in regional negotiations.