{"id":92458,"date":"2026-02-17T18:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/893160841"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:29:22","slug":"iran-announces-closure-of-vital-shipping-route-during-us-nuclear-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/iran-announces-closure-of-vital-shipping-route-during-us-nuclear-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran announces closure of vital shipping route during US nuclear talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Article_layout__1pl0i\">\n<div class=\"ArticleHeadline_container__cAj5Q Article_head__D5qU4\" data-component=\"ArticleHeadline\">\n<div class=\"Article_headContent__PNoau\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"NewsContentLabels_labels__DoXtv\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleHeadlineTitle_container__f00HU Article_headTitle__EIGwR\" data-chartbeat-authors=\"[]\">\n<h1 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/04b1f645583ee7c99b9a56f110321c80?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=2250&cropW=4000&xPos=0&yPos=59&width=862&height=485&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/04b1f645583ee7c99b9a56f110321c80?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=2250&cropW=4000&xPos=0&yPos=59&width=862&height=485&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/04b1f645583ee7c99b9a56f110321c80?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=2250&cropW=4000&xPos=0&yPos=59&width=862&height=485&ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Abbas Araqchi said the US and Iran reached an understanding over &#8220;guiding principles&#8221; in their negotiations.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>Reuters: Pierre Albouy<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleSummary_summary__Zf0LG Article_head__D5qU4\">\n<div class=\"Article_main__wLtNk\">\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B heading_heading__C7MQP Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">In short:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__Z5Ozx\">Iran has taken the potentially provocative step of temporarily closing the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world&#8217;s oil passes, according to the Islamic regime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__Z5Ozx\">The move was announced as Iran and the US embarked on another round of indirect talks over Iran&#8217;s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B heading_heading__C7MQP Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">What&#8217;s next?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__Z5Ozx\">Both countries say progress was made in the negotiations, with a US official saying Iran was expected to return to the talks with detailed proposals in the next two weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Article_layout__1pl0i\">\n<div class=\"ArticleWeb_article__jRLK1 Article_main__wLtNk Article_hasSidebars__HFpa0\">\n<div class=\"engagement_target__kiIVK ArticleRender_article__RdZk2\">\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 a vital international shipping route \u2014 as it entered a new round of talks with the US over its nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Iran&#8217;s official reason for closing the strait, through which 20 per cent of the world&#8217;s oil passes, was for &#8220;safety and maritime concerns&#8221; as it conducted live military drills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">But the unusual move was widely seen as a message to the US which is continuing to amass enormous firepower in the region and has threatened to strike Iran if the countries cannot reach a deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;Clearly on the day that they&#8217;re negotiating with the Americans I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a coincidence,&#8221; said Sina Azodi, the director of the Middle East Studies program at George Washington University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;Iranians for decades have been trying to portray themselves as the ones who call the shots in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;They shut it down just to make the point that they are the ones who are calling the shots there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Despite the potentially provocative move, both American and Iranian officials issued optimistic, albeit vague, declarations that progress had been made in the latest round of negotiations.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B future_heading__Gcudw Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">Pressure for a deal<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Tensions between the two countries have been flaring in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The US wants to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power and has <a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-02-13\/us-aircraft-carrier-carribbean-middle-east-iran\/106342830\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/106342830\">sent two aircraft carriers and accompanying warships to the region<\/a> as it pressures Iran for &#8220;a deal&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Iran insists its nuclear-enrichment program is peaceful, even though it has enriched uranium far beyond the purity needed for power generation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">It wants crippling economic sanctions lifted in exchange for any concessions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The specifics of the talks, which took place in Switzerland and were mediated by Oman, remain unknown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">But Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the two sides reached an understanding over the main &#8220;guiding principles&#8221; during the talks on Tuesday, local time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;Different ideas have been presented. These ideas have been seriously discussed. Ultimately we&#8217;ve been able to reach a general agreement on some guiding principles,&#8221; Mr Araqchi told Iranian state media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A US official said Iran would make detailed proposals in the next two weeks to close gaps between the two sides.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;Progress was made, but there are still a lot of details to discuss,&#8221; said the official, who declined to be identified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were part of the US delegation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Oman Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said the talks &#8220;concluded with good progress towards identifying common goals and relevant technical issues&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Later, Iranian state media reported the Strait of Hormuz had been closed for several hours, but it was unclear if it had been reopened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Tehran has in the past threatened to shut down the strait to commercial shipping if it is attacked, a move that would drive up crude prices.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B future_heading__Gcudw Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">Gunboat diplomacy or imminent strike?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The US has been warning of a sustained military campaign if it cannot reach an agreement with Iran to curb its nuclear enrichment goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The US&#8217;s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford, was last week deployed to join USS Abraham Lincoln in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Some analysts believe the massive scale of the military build-up suggests a US strike on Iran is inevitable. Others say US President Donald Trump could simply be exerting maximum pressure to strengthen the US&#8217;s negotiation position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;I think both are possible,&#8221; Dr Azodi told the ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;President Trump has taken the concept of gunboat diplomacy literally, but he also doesn&#8217;t have much patience in negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;I think the experience of Venezuela and other places has given him this belief that he can strike at a very low cost, at almost no cost, and he can claim victory \u2026 so I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s just a bluff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">On the eve of the talks Mr Trump said he was confident Iran wanted to do a deal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t think they want the consequences of not making a deal,&#8221; he \u2060said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded to the threat of US military action by saying: &#8220;The strongest army in the world might sometimes receive such a slap that it cannot get back on its feet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;Of course a warship is a dangerous apparatus, but more dangerous than the warship is the weapon that can sink the warship,&#8221; 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