New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Iran on Sunday (August 2) rejected US President Donald Trump's claims that Tehran had agreed to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and had asked Washington to hold off on fresh military strikes, insisting the strategic waterway would remain closed as long as the United States continued what it called "hostile actions."

The twin denials came a day after Trump said the United States and Israel had agreed to suspend planned attacks on Iran after Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries requested time to finalize a diplomatic agreement.

Tehran first pushed back against Trump's assertion that a prospective agreement would include the "Immediate, Complete and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT."

Fars News Agency, cit...