Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akrami Nia said Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will never be reopened through war or US attacks, and that respecting the rights of the Iranian people is the only way to reopen the waterway, according to an Israeli security reporter.
Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akrami Nia said Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will only reopen if Iran's rights are respected, according to an Israeli security reporter. The statement, reported around midday, refines his earlier remarks from 11:10 Jerusalem, in which he vowed revenge for those killed in a US strike on Hormozgan province and declared the waterway would not reopen through war or US aggression. The new condition — linking the waterway's status to respect for Iranian rights — aligns with Tehran's longstanding position, though the spokesman did not explicitly connect it to Israel's operations in Lebanon, as previous Iranian statements have done.
As The Zioneer reported on Tuesday at 11:10 Jerusalem, the army spokesman's initial comments followed a Fars News Agency report that three civilians were killed in a US pre-dawn strike on Iran's Hormozgan province. The spokesman then vowed revenge and said the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened through war and aggression. The thread has since evolved from a single channel (Fars) to corroboration by an Israeli security reporter, with the spokesman adding the rights-based condition in his later remarks.
The linkage between the Strait of Hormuz and broader regional demands has been a recurring theme in Iranian statements. As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, June 21, an Iranian negotiator said the strait will not reopen unless Israel is restrained in Lebanon. On Friday, June 19, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the reopening is only partial — "less closed than before." And on Friday, June 12, negotiator Amir Hossein Yazdan-Panah stated the strait will never return to its pre-war status. US Energy Secretary acknowledged on Tuesday, June 30, that Iran has not reopened the strait and that oil tankers continue to transit with US Navy assistance.
It remains unclear whether the spokesman's condition — respect for Iranian rights — represents a new formal demand or a restatement of existing positions. The spokesman did not specify what respecting Iranian rights would entail, nor did he address the status of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding regarding the waterway.
4 developments
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- DevelopingIranian deputy foreign minister: Strait of Hormuz reopening is only partial
- DevelopingIranian official demands non-interference in Strait of Hormuz, warns of complications
- StrongIranian source: Strait of Hormuz reopening to begin Friday after MoU signing
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