{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/conflict/iran-vows-to-keep-strait-of-hormuz-shut-until-us-lifts-blockade-and-sanctions","slug":"iran-vows-to-keep-strait-of-hormuz-shut-until-us-lifts-blockade-and-sanctions","url":"https://mediabias.news/conflict/iran-vows-to-keep-strait-of-hormuz-shut-until-us-lifts-blockade-and-sanctions","title":"Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz shut until US lifts blockade and sanctions","subtitle":"Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf sets conditions for reopening the waterway after a ship was hit by an unidentified projectile","excerpt":"Iran’s chief negotiator said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US lifts its naval blockade, releases frozen assets and ends oil sanctions. A vessel was struck in the strait, injuring at least one crew member, as tensions escalate over a June memorandum of understanding.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T11:46:41.037Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-18T11:13:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T11:46:41.037Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":78,"critic":65,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"31 digests agree on the central claim; one full report names a source","critic":"only one outlet quotes affected parties or says what happens next","hype":"headlines are measured and match the body"}},"tags":["#StraitOfHormuz","#IranUSRelations","#MiddleEastConflict","#NavalBlockade","#Sanctions"],"entities":["Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf","Strait of Hormuz","United States","Iran","Oman","Donald Trump"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until the US meets conditions in a June memorandum of understanding, including lifting a naval blockade and sanctions.","A ship transiting the strait was hit by an unidentified projectile, causing at least one casualty and engine room damage. The crew is under Omani coast guard protection.","Ghalibaf listed four demands: ending the naval blockade, releasing frozen Iranian assets, lifting oil sanctions and halting military operations.","Donald Trump told Fox News he would bomb Oman if it obstructed a Hormuz-related agreement, though Oman and Iran have held talks without US involvement."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announced on 18 August 2026 that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States fulfils commitments under a June memorandum of understanding. Ghalibaf, who also serves as Iran’s parliament speaker, said the waterway would not reopen until Washington lifts its naval blockade, releases frozen Iranian assets, ends oil sanctions and halts military operations."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On the same day, a ship transiting the strait was struck by an unidentified projectile. The attack caused at least one casualty and damaged the engine room, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The crew is under the protection of the Omani coast guard, and no environmental damage has been reported. An investigation is underway to determine the origin of the projectile."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In a separate development, former US president Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that he would bomb Oman if the country obstructed an agreement related to the Strait of Hormuz. Oman and Iran have held discussions about the waterway without US participation."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mentioned the attack on the ship in the Strait of Hormuz. None of the right-rated digests reported Donald Trump’s threat to bomb Oman. The left-rated digests did not carry the detail that the crew of the attacked ship is under Omani coast guard protection."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA","url":"https://jordannews.jo/Section-20/Middle-East/Ghalibaf-Strait-of-Hormuz-Will-Not-Reopen-Until-US-Meets-Iranian-Demands-54441","headline":"Ghalibaf: Strait of Hormuz Will Not Reopen Until US Meets Iranian Demands","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T12:34:06.970Z"},{"sourceName":"Zeit Online","url":"https://zeit.de/news/2026-08/18/iran-oeffnung-der-strasse-von-hormus-haengt-von-usa-ab","headline":"Iran War: Iran: Opening the Road of Hormus Depends on USA","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T12:10:12.000Z"},{"sourceName":"La República","url":"https://larepublica.co/globoeconomia/iran-dice-que-ormuz-seguira-cerrado-hasta-que-ee-uu-cumpla-el-acuerdo-provisional-4460676","headline":"Iran Says Ormuz Will Remain Closed Until the U.S. Complies with the Interim Agreement","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T12:00:49.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Forbes","url":"https://forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/08/18/iran-says-hormuz-will-stay-shut-until-us-lifts-sanctions-and-blockade-as-deadline-passes-for-peace-deal","headline":"Iran Says Hormuz Will Stay Shut Until U.S. Lifts Sanctions And Blockade—As Deadline Passes For Peace Deal","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T12:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Aydınlık","url":"https://aydinlik.com.tr/haber/hurmuz-bogazi-acilacak-mi-iran-acikladi-587052","headline":"Will the Strait of Hormuz Be Opened? 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