What's the latest on the Strait of Hormuz?

A vessel pictures off the coast of Oman on 12 April

If you're just joining us, or are in need of a quick recap, here are the latest comments from leaders about the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump - The US president says it "seems to be going pretty well" in the Middle East with Iran, saying negotiations will be taking place over the weekend and he has "some good news" that he cannot share yet.

Yesterday, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that the US naval blockade of Iran's ports will remain in place until the "transaction with Iran is 100% complete".

Iran's parliament speaker - Meanwhile, Mohammad Bagher G

US President Donald Trump said it was a "great and brilliant day for the world" now that Iran had declared the Strait of Hormuz open.

But he added that the US blockade of Iranian ports would remain "in full force" until the "transaction" to end of the war was "100% complete".

He has also suggested he may end the ceasefire with Iran unless a long-term deal to end the war is agreed by Wednesday.

Posting on X, Iran's Parliamentary Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who was part of last weekend's face to face negotiations, said: "With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open."

Tehran has also denied Trump's claim that it would work with the US to recover its stockpile of enriched uranium and send it to America.

Iran's foreign ministry said the matter had "never been raised in negotiations".

US naval blockade has turned back 21 ships since Mondaypublished at 10:25

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As we reported earlier, Donald Trump has said that the US naval blockade of Iranian ports will remain in place until a full US-Iran deal has been done.

US Central Command says the blockade, which began on 13 April, has forced 21 ships to turn around and return to Iran so far.