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European countries in talks with Tehran over Hormuz transit, Iranian media says
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An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boat allegedly takes part in an operation to seize ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, on April 21, 2026. (MIRZADEH via the Iranian news agency TASNIM NEWS, via AFP)
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television says that European countries had been in talks with Tehran over transit for ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
“Following the passage of ships from East Asian countries notably China, Japan and Pakistan we received information today indicating that Europeans have also begun negotiations with the Revolutionary Guards navy” to get permission to pass, state television reports, without specifying which countries.
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