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Iran Warns Hormuz Strait Will Remain Closed Without U.S. Behavior Change

From ANSA · () Italian

Translated from Italian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran's National Supreme Security Council stated the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as long as the U.S. does not change its behavior.
  • The council outlined conditions for reopening, including ending threats against Iran and its allies, and removing naval forces from the region.
  • Iran also demands compensation for damages from past wars and the release of frozen assets.

Iran's National Supreme Security Council has declared that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to U.S. vessels as long as Washington fails to alter its conduct. Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, the council's secretary, issued a stern statement asserting that Iran will not back down from this stance, whether through conflict or negotiation.

As long as America does not correct its behavior, the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened.

— Mohammad Baqer ZolqadrSecretary of Iran's National Supreme Security Council, stating the conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

The council specified several conditions that must be met for the vital waterway to reopen. These include an end to all threats and insults against Iran and its sacred values, cessation of aggression against Iran and its regional allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq, and the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from the vicinity of Iran.

The National Supreme Security Council will never back down; neither in war nor in negotiations.

— Mohammad Baqer ZolqadrSecretary of Iran's National Supreme Security Council, emphasizing Iran's firm stance.

Furthermore, Iran demands reparations for damages incurred from two imposed wars and the unconditional release of its frozen financial assets. Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged the nation to move beyond a state of 'neither war nor peace,' suggesting that the current moment is opportune for reaching an agreement, citing Iran's internal cohesion and strength.

Correction of behavior means: Iran must never be threatened with any language and what is sacred for this nation must not be insulted.

— Mohammad Baqer ZolqadrSecretary of Iran's National Supreme Security Council, detailing the conditions for U.S. behavioral change.
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Originally published by ANSA in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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