Iran INSISTS Strait of Hormuz is 'CLOSED' as US stifles economy

. WE PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE THERE AND. THEIR WELL-BEING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> Bill: TODAY THE QATARI PRIME. MINISTER IS MEETING WITH IRANIAN. OFFICIALS IN A PUSH TO TRY TO. END THE WAR AS THE U.S. IS. CRANKING UP ITS ECONOMIC. PRESSURE CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAN. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE. MEASURES ARE ALREADY STARTING TO. SHOW EFFECTS. >> THEY ARE IN A DEVASTATING. PLACE. INFLATION IS OVER 100%. THEY CAN'T PAY THEIR POLICE OR. THEIR MILITARY. THEY ARE IN A VERY WEAKENED. POSITION ALREADY. SECRETARY BESSENT AND THE.

PRESIDENT ARE CONTINUING TO PULL. EVERY ECONOMIC LEVER. >> Bill: TREY YINGST CAN JOINS. US FROM TEL AVIV, ISRAEL THIS. MORNING. >> TODAY THE QATARI PRIME. MINISTER IS IN TEHRAN TO MEET. WITH IRANIAN OFFICIALS TALKING. ABOUT DE-ESCALATION ACCORDING TO. THE QATARI FOREIGN MINISTRY AND. PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD EL --. ANOTHER REPORT OF AN OIL TANKER.

HIT WITH AN UNKNOWN PROJECTILE. IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ EARLIER. THIS WEEK. THE INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY. REMAINS A LOCATION OF TENSION IN. THE REGION AND THE U.S. IS STILL. OVERSEEING VESSELS THROUGH THE. SOUTHERN ROUTE. IRGC WARNED WEDNESDAY THE STRAIT. WOULD NOT BE OPENED UNTIL THE. UNITED STATES ACCEPTS IRANIAN. DEMANDS. >> LOOK, EVEN NOW FROM A. MILITARY STANDPOINT THE STRAIT. OF HORMUZ AND THE SOUTHERN ROUTE. IS CLOSED. AS I SAID, OUR ARMED FORCES DO. NOT ALLOW PASSAGE THROUGH IT.

UNDER THIS UNDERSTANDING, THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE PROCESS, OMAN ITSELF WILL ALSO EXCEPT. SOUTHERN ROUTE BE COMPLETELY. CLOSED. THAT ITS CLOSURE BE NOTIFIED TO. THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME. ORGANIZATION. >> WE DO KNOW PARALLEL TALKS. CONTINUE BETWEEN IRAN AND OMAN. WITH CONTROL OF THE STRAIT. SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO. IS TELLING ALLIES THE UNITED. STATES IS LEANING INTO ECONOMIC. PRESSURE ON IRAN FOLLOWING A NEW. SANCTIONS PACKAGE ANNOUNCED. EARLIER THIS WEEK. IN IMAGES SHOW LINES AT GAS.

STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY IN IRAN. THE NAVAL BLOCKADE ARE HAVING A. TANGIBLE EFFECT. THE CURRENCY WEEKENS, 2 MILLION. RIAL TO U.S. $ONE. SPHERO THE LIFESTYLE THIS HAS. CREATED FOR US HAS LOWERED THE. QUALITY OF THE LIFE WE IMAGINED. FOR OURSELVES IN TERMS OF HOW WE. LIVE, TRAVEL AND SPEND TIME WITH. OUR FRIENDS. IT IS REDUCED THE LEVEL OF. COMFORT AND IDEAL STANDARD OF.

LIVING WE HAD IN MIND. THAT'S BEEN ITS IMPACT. ALSO HAD A MAJOR EFFECT ON MY. FUTURE PLANS AND ON THE BUSINESS. I PERSONALLY WANTED TO START. >> REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE SOURCES. TELL FOX NEWS THERE IS GROWING. CONCERN AMONG OFFICIALS IN. TEHRAN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF. RENEWED PROTESTS.