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Iran reverses course, says the Strait of Hormuz is closed again 95%
4/18/2026, 5:37:34 PM
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Overnight, Iran reversed course and is now saying the Strait of Hormuz is under its control.
Now, remember on Friday,
Iran said it would open the strait, but today's announcement comes after President Trump said the US would maintain its own naval blockade until Iran reaches a deal with the US.
President Trump telling CBS News Friday that Iran had agreed to quote everything, including a plan to remove enriched uranium that could be used to make a nuclear weapon.
Now, that would appear to be in doubt this morning.
Let's go to Olivia Rinaldi at the White House.
Olivia, good morning.
Good morning, Kelly. The president said last night in a turning point action event in Arizona that the negotiations with Iran should go quickly as many of the issues have already been agreed to.
But, Iran says there is no such agreement on the table.
US Navy warship 115, I understand you will return to your previous port of call in Iran.
The US Navy continues to restrict the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump says it will take a full agreement before he drops the blockade.
>> When the agreement is signed, the blockade ends.
On Friday, the president said the strait was completely open and ready for business and full passage after Iran said it would reopen the waterway for commercial vessels.
This process should go very quickly and that most of the points are already negotiated and agreed to.
You'll be very happy.
>> And while Iran threatened that closing the strait would be easy again, analysts warn it may take months for the region to return to normal.
The president also said that Iran agreed to hand over all of its enriched uranium.
>> The USA will get all nuclear dust. They will never have a nuclear weapon.
We're going to get it by going in with Iran with lots of excavators.
National security expert Sam Vinograd says it would be a complicated mission.
Experts would have to ascertain if the highly enriched uranium is well packaged, if there's leakage.
They'd have to come up with a plan to secure it, to prevent leakage, and then to transport it safely to another country.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson rejected the idea that it would transfer its enriched uranium to the US.
And the speaker of Iran's parliament said if the blockade continues, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open.
Senior administration officials told CBS News on Friday that US officials could be back in Pakistan for talks with Iran in the coming days with the vice president likely to lead those talks.
Adriana? Olivia Rinaldi trying to keep everything straight.
Thank you so much.
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