No Gulf port will be safe:Tehran, Russia can take Iran's uranium

Iran has warned that no port in the Persian Gulf or the Sea of Oman will remain safe if its own ports are threatened, as the United States prepares to enforce a blockade on Iranian ports and coastal areas from Monday.The warning came after the US military announced it would begin blocking vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports, in a move aimed at increasing pressure on Tehran following the failure of ceasefire talks. Iran’s military and the Revolutionary Guards said regional maritime security must be shared, declaring that “security in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman is either for everyone or for no one,” and that “no port in the region will be safe.”
US Central Command said the blockade would be enforced from 10 am EDT (5:30 pm in Iran) and would apply to vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports across the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. However, ships travelling between non-Iranian ports will still be allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The White House posted US President Donald Trump's message, saying, “The United States to blockade ships entering or exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 am ET (7:30 pm IST). Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Meanwhile, Russia is ready to take in Iran’s enriched uranium as part of a future peace deal with the United States, the Kremlin said on Monday. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the proposal had been put forward by President Vladimir Putin. “This proposal was voiced by President Putin in contacts with both the United States and regional states. The offer still stands, but has not been acted upon,” he said.
According to Iran International report a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Monday that Tehran had agreed to dilute 450 kilograms of enriched uranium as a goodwill measure, but the United States later backed out of the arrangement. Ali Nikzad, deputy speaker of parliament, said a consortium was supposed to be formed inside Iran to dilute the uranium with the participation of the United States and Saudi Arabia. He also said the United States had proposed creating a legal regime for the Strait of Hormuz that would include an American role. “You have no business in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf,” he said, referring to the United States.