Iran's deputy foreign minister said Wednesday that one of the demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz is implementation of US commitments regarding sanctions, the blockade, and frozen Iranian assets, according to Iranian media reports. He added that the agreement reached with Oman does not mean the waterway has been reopened.
The deputy foreign minister's statement follows earlier remarks by the same official reported earlier Wednesday, in which he said that a US return to its commitments under the US-Iran memorandum of understanding would not be sufficient to reopen the strait, as The Zioneer reported at 20:10. The current statement lists the specific commitments demanded: implementation of sanctions relief, lifting the naval blockade, and releasing frozen assets.
The remarks come amid ongoing diplomatic efforts involving the US, Gulf states, and Oman to resolve the status of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has partially closed. Previous reporting by The Zioneer has documented Iran's qualified position, including statements by other officials such as Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi and Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei, who have also emphasized that the strait's reopening is partial or conditional.
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