Iran Responds to Trump: Blocking Iran Cannot ‘Open’ the Strait of Hormuz

BlockBeats News, April 12th - According to Xinhua News Agency, on April 12th, U.S. President Trump retweeted an article about a "naval blockade" against Iran on social media. The Iranian Embassy in Austria responded to this on the same day, stating that a blockade cannot "open up" the Strait of Hormuz. "Here is a simple explanation for those concerned: a blockade is a blockade. It cannot 'open up' the Strait of Hormuz, only restrict it. The only way to get out of this self-inflicted dilemma is to maintain openness and flexibility in negotiations. Follow reason."

According to PolyBeats monitoring, on the prediction market Polymarket, the probability of "Straits of Hormuz being navigable by the end of this month" has decreased from 35% before the U.S.-Iran talks to 17%.