Hormuz dispute shifts from access to control

Indirect US-Iran talks have produced only a fragile 7-day agreement to keep the Strait of Hormuz calm, while Tehran asserts sovereign control over a designated passage corridor and warns that vessels deviating from its authorized route risk 'irreversible incidents.' Iran's push for joint sovereignty and tolling rights over the strait threatens long-term disruption to one of the world's most critical energy shipping corridors.