According to Al Jazeera's live text coverage, the Iranian side has blamed the recent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz on oil tanker owners and their home countries for failing to comply with regulations imposed by Iran, while demanding that nations and companies utilizing the strait coordinate with Iran. The report also quoted the Iranian side as stating that the waterway is currently under its full control, with only Iran and Oman possessing the right to control it—a stance opposed by the United States. The aforementioned represents the Iranian claims as relayed by the report; neither the causes of the incidents nor the control of the strait has been independently confirmed.