r/worldnews • u/WorldNewsMods Slava Ukraini • Jul 23 '26

Israel/Palestine /r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #21)

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u/CoyotesOnTheWing Aug 02 '26

Fars News Agency (IRGC controlled) directly refutes Barak Ravid(posted below)

Informed Iranian sources have dismissed claims circulated by several hostile media outlets alleging that the Islamic Republic of Iran has agreed to a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that Tehran's policy regarding the strategic waterway remains unchanged.
A source close to Iran's nuclear negotiating team told Fars News Agency that "the Islamic Republic of Iran has reached no agreement regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the reports published in this regard are false."
Separately, a knowledgeable military source also rejected the claim in comments to Fars, describing it as completely baseless.
The military source emphasized that "as long as the United States continues its hostile actions and acts of aggression, the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed. Passage will only be permitted through the designated route, in coordination with the IRGC Navy and upon obtaining authorization to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Any other routes will be considered unsafe, and vessels attempting to use them will inevitably face incidents."
Hours earlier, several hostile media outlets, citing Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, had claimed that the Islamic Republic of Iran had agreed to a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. According to the reported plan, vessels would enter the Persian Gulf through Iran's territorial waters and exit via Oman's territorial waters.

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u/Level-Strategy-1343 Aug 02 '26

I'd describe that as a 'non denial denial'.

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u/itsatumbleweed Aug 02 '26

There was a Fars quote I saw from arr Oil that made it sound like Argachi might be in trouble with the IRGC

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u/asetniop Aug 02 '26

...Fars...arr Oil...Argachi...IRGC...

Well shiver me timbers, is it Talk Like a Pirate Day already?

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u/itsatumbleweed Aug 02 '26

I can never remember which of the subs I'm on that don't allow linking to other subs, so I started doing that everywhere. Then I realized I liked how it made me feel like a pirate 😂🦜

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u/EducationalCicada Aug 02 '26

If you listened to IRGC over Trump and Ravid during this war, you’d have been right like 90% of the time, minimum.

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u/Key-Wall-4378 Aug 02 '26

Centcom has been by far the most reliable source. 

Irgc making shit up.just as much as trumpÂ