Tehran will use alternative ports to those in southern Iran to bypass the US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr News is reporting.
The US military has claimed it has âmaritime superiority in the Middle Eastâ since the blockade began on Monday, in response to a collapse in US-Iran ceasefire talks over the weekend.
The militaryâs Central Command said that US forces had completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea - which it said fueled 90 per cent of Iranâs economy - in just 36 hours.
Donald Trump has since claimed that the Iran war is âclose to overâ and claimed Tehran wants to make a deal to end the conflict âvery badlyâ.
âIf I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild their countryâ, Trump said of Iran in a pre-taped interview with Fox Business.âAnd weâre not finished. Weâll see what happens. I think they want to make a deal very badlyâ, the president added.
He predicted that there will be an âamazing two days aheadâ but that it âcould end either wayâ, ABC News reported.
