Iran Guards say will not reopen Hormuz without US meeting Tehran's demands
Iran says the strait will stay closed until Washington lifts sanctions, ends military pressure and pays compensation, as talks with Oman near a final stage.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday a deal with Oman defining new Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes is in its "final stages," though Tehran will only reopen the waterway once the United States meets specific conditions.
- The United States and Israel launched air strikes on Iran more than five months ago, prompting Tehran to block the strait. Despite a June ceasefire, Washington reimposed a blockade on Iranian shipping in July, violating the truce.
- Conditions for reopening include U.S. compensation for widespread attacks, ending military threats, and lifting sanctions, according to Iranian security official Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr. Iran refuses direct talks while Washington breaches the interim agreement.
- President Donald Trump stated the U.S. is "low-keying" negotiations while monitoring Iran's economic struggles. Houthi rebels attacked Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery on Sunday, escalating regional instability after the kingdom signed a defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan.
- Ultimate decision-making in Iran rests with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has remained out of public view since a February 28 air strike. His position represents the final hurdle for any potential resolution.
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Iran's demands to reopen the Strait of Ormuz, as set out in a statement on Saturday, are largely what US President Donald Trump had already agreed on in a memorandum of understanding signed on June 14th and which he quickly gave up. But Iran sees control over the Strait as the best chance of making Trump fulfill those promises — and is not willing to give up on that for the time being.
No talks with US until Washington complies with interim deal: Iran
TEHRAN/RIYADH - Iran said on Sunday that it was not engaged in direct talks with the United States and would not initiate negotiations while Washington continued to violate an interim agreement signed in June, as tensions remained high over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran Guards say won't reopen Hormuz without US meeting Tehran's demands
Iran's Revolutionary Guards insisted Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damage. Iran's effective blockade of the crucial energy conduit has rattled allies, roiled markets and driven up prices, but US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was "low-keying it" in his approach to Tehran, suggesting he believed he could wait them ou…
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