US open to talks but demands Iran state that Strait of Hormuz open for all
US said to be pushing for public statement that Iran will not fire at commercial ships passing through Strait of Hormuz
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US said to be pushing for public statement that Iran will not fire at commercial ships passing through Strait of Hormuz
![Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz [File: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2018-12-21T000000Z_508055346_RC1F33C0B450_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-USA-HORMUZ-1782381703.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Adnan Istanbuli, an employee at the Directorate General of Antiquities, inspects a Roman-era column after part of its capital was knocked off and fell to the ground at an archaeological site lightly damaged in an Israeli strike nearby last week, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, June 18, 2026. [AP Photo/Hassan Ammar]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1783715535.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








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