{"id":336443,"date":"2026-04-20T21:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/does-irans-flip-flop-on-closing-the-strait-of-hormuz-reveal-a-rift\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T21:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:01:01","slug":"does-irans-flip-flop-on-closing-the-strait-of-hormuz-reveal-a-rift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/does-irans-flip-flop-on-closing-the-strait-of-hormuz-reveal-a-rift\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Iran\u2019s flip-flop on closing the Strait of Hormuz reveal a rift?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kqaHu3_UJaU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Does Iran\u2019s flip-flop on closing the Strait of Hormuz reveal a rift?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kqaHu3_UJaU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Foreign minister announced the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and on Saturday, the country&#8217;s top military leadership rescinded that decision. So who is the final decision maker in Iran? And what does that tell us about how any upcoming ceasefire negotiations could proceed? We ask Iran researcher Farzan Sabet from the Geneva Graduate Institute.<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #hormuz #dwnews <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s Foreign minister announced the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and on Saturday, the country&#8217;s top military leadership rescinded that decision. So who is the final decision maker in Iran? And what does that tell us about how any upcoming ceasefire negotiations could proceed? 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