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A new diplomatic crisis is unfolding as Iran rejects French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal for an international mission to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran insists that only Iranian forces have the authority to conduct demining operations under existing agreements and warns France against any foreign interference.

The dispute comes as France and the United Kingdom push for greater maritime security in one of the world's most strategic shipping lanes, while Iran accuses Paris of escalating tensions. At the same time, confusion continues over possible U.S.-Iran negotiations after Tehran denied President Donald Trump's claim that new talks are imminent.

With the Strait of Hormuz carrying a major share of the world's oil and gas supplies, fresh disagreements over maritime security and the fragile ceasefire are raising concerns about regional stability and global energy markets.

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00:05Just days after a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, a fresh diplomatic
00:11showdown has erupted.
00:13Iran has now rejected French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal for an international mission
00:19to clear minds from the Strait of Hormuz.
00:22And Tehran has issued a sharp warning to France not to interfere.
00:27The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most strategic waterways, with a significant
00:33share of global oil and gas shipments passing through it every day.
00:38Any disruption here can have global economic consequences.
00:42The controversy began after President Emmanuel Macron said he had spoken with Oman's Sultan
00:48Haitham bin Tariq about safeguarding shipping in the region.
00:52France and the United Kingdom have been leading efforts to build a maritime mission aimed at
00:58ensuring free and unconditional passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
01:03But Iran has firmly rejected that idea.
01:06Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Garibabadi said that under the Islamabad Memorandum of
01:12Understanding, only Iran has the authority to carry out demining operations in the strait.
01:18He warned that France should not interfere what he described as an already sensitive and
01:23complex situation.
01:25The disagreement does not end there.
01:28Reports of fresh talks between Washington and Tehran have also become a point of confusion.
01:33While U.S. President Donald Trump announced that negotiations would take place in Doha,
01:39Iran's Foreign Ministry has denied that any meetings with the United States are scheduled
01:43in the coming days.
01:44This latest dispute highlights how fragile the current ceasefire remains.
01:50The agreement signed earlier this month gave both sides 60 days to implement a 14-point
01:56memorandum covering navigation through the strait, Hormuz's nuclear program, and steps toward
02:02a permanent truce.
02:03However, both Washington and Tehran continue to accuse each other of violating its terms.
02:09With tensions rising once again over one of the world's most important energy corridors,
02:15the future of the ceasefire and regional stability remains uncertain.
02:20The coming days could prove critical for both diplomacy and global energy security.
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