Netanyahu lands in Washington as Tehran restates its claim over the waterway

2:00 PM Mountain Time, Jul 28, 2026DiplomacyReported

A diplomatic suitcase circles a baggage carousel with a blank two-color claim ticket beneath the headline Baggage Claim. — Netanyahu arrived in Washington for talks as Tehran renewed its claim over passage through Hormuz.Illustration · not evidence

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the United States for talks that Trump characterised as friendly, while Tehran publicly restated that it intends to retain control over passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Context

The Israeli track and the Hormuz track have been running separately since the memorandum, and a Washington meeting risks folding them back together. Iran's claim over the strait is the one point no draft has yet resolved.

Local time: 4:00 PM New York time, Jul 28, 2026
Location: Washington, D.C., United States
Relationship: Update

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Al Jazeera

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