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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