Trump returned from Beijing with little progress in opening the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran insists on its security, but at the same time, it is showing cautious interest in opening the Strait of Hormuz, wanting to maintain control over it even after the war ends.

"Naturally, as soon as the current security situation is resolved, shipping conditions in the Strait of Hormuz will return to normal," the semi-official Mehr news agency quotes Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian as saying.