A projectile hit a ship as it sailed out of the waterway and ‘resulted in a crew casualty’ off the coast of Oman, UKMTO says Ghalibaf claimed that the US only agreed to the original Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding “out of desperation,” alleging that the US has experienced “heavy political defeat.” Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A projectile hit a ship as it sailed out of the waterway and ‘resulted in a crew casualty’ off the coast of Oman, UKMTO saysS1

• Ghalibaf claimed that the US only agreed to the original Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding “out of desperation,” alleging that the US has experienced “heavy political defeat.”S2

• Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the United States meets Tehran’s demands, including lifting a naval blockade. “I want to state clearly that the Strait of Hormuz will no...S3

• Warning adversaries against further escalation, the Speaker asserted that the Islamic Republic is "ready to inflict a heavier defeat on the enemy than before, in proportion to his actions and advances".S4

• Iran's Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz remains shut until the US meets interim deal conditions: lifting blockades, sanctions, and releasing frozen assets. The June 17 MoU unraveled ovS5

• DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz will remain shut until the U.S. meets the conditions of an interim deal signed with Iran in June, the top Iranian negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in comments published by state media on Tuesday.These condit...S6

• Iran linked Strait reopening to US concessions as shipping security and energy supplies remained under pressure.S7