New Delhi: Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claims over uranium negotiations, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf calling his statements “false” and asserting that Washington will gain nothing from talks.
In a post on X, Ghalibaf said Trump made seven claims in an hour and “all were lies”, adding that the US could neither win the war nor achieve success through negotiations on the basis of such assertions.
“The President of the United States made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false. 2. They did not win the war with these lies, and they certainly will not get anywhere in negotiations either. 3. With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open. 4- Passage through the Strait of Hormuz shall be conducted based on the “designated route” and with “Iranian authorisation,” he wrote on X.
His Excellency Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Spokesperson of the Iranian Parliament:
The President of the United States made seven claims in the span of one hour, all seven of which are false.
With such falsehoods, they did not win the war, and they certainly will not get anywhere… pic.twitter.com/GM8lR4sNVC
— Iran in India (@Iran_in_India) April 18, 2026
‘Tehran could shut the Strait of Hormuz’
He also warned that Tehran could shut the Strait of Hormuz if the US Navy blockade continues, stating that passage through the crucial waterway would depend on Iran’s approval under such circumstances. “With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open,” he wrote on X.
Trump, while responding to a media query, had said that the blockade would continue till their “transaction” with Iran is complete warning of consequences if the deal is not reached. “Maybe I won’t extend it, but the blockade (on Iranian ports) is going to remain. So you have a blockade, and unfortunately, we have to start dropping bombs again,” he said.
The development came hours after Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open for all commercial vessels.
“In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of the ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran”, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
What Trump claimed on Iran’s uranium handover
Trump had earlier claimed that Iran had agreed to hand over its enriched uranium stockpile. However, reports from Iran have denied any such discussions, saying no talks had taken place on transferring nuclear material.
“Somebody said, how are we going to get the nuclear dust? We’re going to get it by going in with Iran, with lots of excavators,” Trump said.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei also reiterated that Tehran would not send its enriched uranium abroad, contradicting Trump’s remarks. He said exporting uranium to the US is not an option for Iran.
“Iran’s enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere. Transfer of Iran’s enriched uranium to the US has never been raised in negotiations,” Baghaei said.