Iran Demands Six Conditions to Reopen Strait of Hormuz as US Blockade Stands

Iran Demands Six Conditions to Reopen Strait of Hormuz as US Blockade Stands

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz—carrying 20% of the world's oil—will stay closed until Washington meets six demands, including lifting sanctions, releasing frozen assets, and withdrawing US forces.

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Iran’s foreign ministry and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the strategic waterway will remain shut until the United States accepts a list of conditions, which include ending the naval blockade of Iranian ports, lifting sanctions, releasing blocked Iranian assets, paying war reparations, stopping threats and military operations against Iran and its regional allies, and withdrawing US military forces deployed around the country [215269].

The demands were presented Saturday by Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and an IRGC commander [215269]. The IRGC said the strait’s status is not linked to ongoing talks with Oman, which are in their final stages but will not alone reopen the waterway [215269][215789].

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran currently has no negotiations with Washington and will not resume talks until the US stops violating the peace memorandum signed on June 17 and compensates for breaches [215269]. He stressed that the agreement with Oman, which would map new shipping routes, does not mean the strait will be opened [215269].

The closure has shaken global energy markets, with about one-fifth of all petroleum traded at sea passing through the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman [215626][215729]. Washington has not publicly responded to Iran’s latest conditions [215715][215729].

The United Arab Emirates reported that one of its ships was struck by an Iranian missile, adding to regional tensions, though no deal has been reached to restore access [214818][214911].

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