A senior Iranian official said Saturday evening that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States withdraws its military forces from around Iran, pays war reparations, and releases frozen Iranian assets, according to reports. The statement follows an earlier IRGC warning that the waterway would remain closed until all Iranian conditions are met.
Saturday evening, a senior Iranian official stated that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States withdraws its military forces from around Iran, pays war reparations, and releases frozen Iranian assets. The statement follows an IRGC warning issued just minutes earlier, which also demanded full US acceptance of Iran's conditions.
The development comes after a rapid sequence of reports published at 18:56 Jerusalem. At that time, Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) presented six specific conditions for reopening the strait: cessation of threats against Iran, end of hostilities, withdrawal of US forces, payment of compensation, removal of all sanctions, and unconditional release of frozen assets. Simultaneously, The New York Times reported that a top Iranian security official had detailed similar demands. Moments later, the IRGC spokesman stated that the strait would remain closed until the US agrees to all of Iran's conditions and ceases interference in regional negotiations, dismissing any connection to ongoing talks with Oman.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, a senior US official had indicated that an emerging framework agreement would require Iran to reopen the strait without collecting tolls, in exchange for a US lift of its naval blockade. President Trump later stated that the strait would be fully open by Friday, while maintaining a freeze on Iranian assets pending compliance. The latest Iranian demands appear to harden Tehran's position.
It remains unclear whether the US will respond to these conditions, and whether the framework agreement remains viable. The senior official's statement has not been confirmed as an official government position.
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