Iran links Hormuz reopening to US meeting promises
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- Iran has linked the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to the United States meeting its commitments, not to any deal with Oman on new shipping arrangements.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian stated it was the best time for an agreement, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi indicated a deal with Oman was close but dependent on other conditions, including US compensation.
- The Revolutionary Guards emphasized that the opening of the strait has its own mechanism separate from Iran-Oman negotiations, and Iran demands an end to US threats and sanctions.
Iran has tied the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to the United States fulfilling its promises, rather than to any agreement with Oman regarding new shipping routes. President Masoud Pezeshkian believes this is the optimal time for an accord.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reported that Iran and Oman are nearing an agreement on a new shipping route through the strait. However, he stressed that reopening the waterway hinges on additional conditions, including compensation from the U.S. to Iran. This development follows an accusation by the United Arab Emirates that Iran targeted one of its oil company's tankers in the strait.
The opening of the Strait of Hormuz has its own mechanism and has nothing to do with the negotiations between Iran and Oman.
The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, outlined further demands. These include an end to U.S. threats against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq, the lifting of sanctions, and the release of Iranian assets. The Revolutionary Guards reinforced that the opening of the Strait of Hormuz operates under a distinct mechanism unrelated to the ongoing negotiations between Iran and Oman.
The enemy is forced to accept Iran’s conditions for the opening of the strait and to refrain from the interference that it is currently making in the nego
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