The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States continue to make mutual accusations against each other for violating the ceasefire, and simultaneously react to the statements made by both sides.

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad announced, that Iranian authorities are continuing to export oil despite the suspension of a master license issued by the U.S. Treasury Department in June that eased U.S. sanctions against Iran’s oil sector.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also responded to US President Donald Trump’s statement that the US will control the Strait of Hormuz from now on and will charge 20 percent of the value of the transported cargo to ensure the safety of ships passing through it.

“The US president is absolutely right. Whoever ensures the safe and secure passage of merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz should be compensated for this service. Iran has always been the guardian of the strait and will remain so forever. 20% is, of course, too much. We will be fair,” on the X social platform wrote Aragchin.

US President Donald Trump stated that he still believes that an agreement with Iran is possible.

He also noted that the goal of the current US strikes on Iran is to destroy the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities in the Strait of Hormuz.

YSU international relations and diplomacy chair associate professor, international scholar Grigor Balasanyan In other words, there are two important reasons for not signing the agreement and not establishing peace.

“The first reason is Israel, which is doing everything with its lobby and Netanyahu’s influence on Trump, so that the agreement is not signed, because with it Israel loses its attractiveness in the eyes of the United States in the Middle East.

Second, as they say, there is nothing personal, only business. “New York Tims” published an interesting article today, according to which Trump wants to double the fee for cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz. From this we can conclude that the struggle is to make money by establishing control over the Strait of Hormuz. This is Trump’s second goal. Therefore, even in this case, I remain skeptical that this agreement can be signed.” 168.am–Grigor Balasanyan said in a conversation with

Grigor Balasanyan answered what consequences the Iran-US military operations could have on the region. He said earlier that the NATO summit in Ankara was not just a summit, but a definition of new realities in the Middle East.

“It is no coincidence that on the very first day of starting military operations against Iran, the railway bridge on the border with Turkmenistan in the north of Iran is bombed, which is the backbone of the North-South transport and an integral part of the Eurasian integration.

With this, Trump gives a gift to Erdogan and shows that if Erdogan unconditionally supports Trump, then they will combine the two ideas of “middle corridor” and “Trump’s way”, although those who understand know that it is essentially the same thing, and they will hand over complete control to Turkey,” the international expert added.

In this context, he also noted that Trump’s praises to Erdogan were not accidental, saying that if the NATO summit was not in Ankara, he would not have participated at all.

“This is very dangerous because it means that the Armenian Syunik has been placed on the international altar and has become part of the world trade in the United States-Turkey, United States-Israel and United States-Iran negotiations. But the most painful and tragic thing is that all this happens at the expense of our territories,” Grigor Balasanyan emphasized.

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