[Iran: 'Significant Progress' Achieved in Hormuz Route] Golden Finance reported on September 8 that, according to the Iranian Student News Agency, the Iranian and Japanese foreign ministers held a phone call to discuss the issue of the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian foreign minister stated that 'significant progress' has been achieved in the Hormuz route, and the U.S. commitment to rejoin the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding will pave the way for restoring normal conditions.