Iran digs in on demands over Hormuz as mediators assert progress made toward deal
An Iranian official vowed Tuesday not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless the US gives in to all of its demands, while key mediators Qatar and Pakistan indicated that “some sort of a deal” was nevertheless close to being reached.Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s National Security Council, said Tuesday that the US must end the war — including in Gaza and Lebanon — release frozen Iranian assets, and meet the rest of Iran’s conditions, according to the semi-official Tasnim outlet.A potential agreement on the strait between Iran and Oman will not guarantee the opening of the strait, he added.And Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on his Telegram channel Tuesday that he reiterated similar demands in a phone call with his German counterpart a day earlier.Araghchi wrote that in a call with Germany’s Johann Wadephul late Monday, he had “emphasized that making the Strait of Hormuz secure requires…
Iran's National Security Council head, Mohsen Rezaei, stated on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen until the US met all of Iran's demands, including ending conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon and releasing frozen Iranian assets. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated these demands, emphasizing that the strait's security requires an end to "United States’s aggressive actions and unlawful interventions."
- Mediators Qatar and Pakistan expressed optimism, with Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif indicating that the US and Iran are close to "some sort of an arrangement."
- Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi traveled to Tehran for talks to encourage a resumption of negotiations under an interim peace deal.
- Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari noted advanced talks between Oman and Iran regarding shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to restore pre-war conditions.
- US President Donald Trump, however, stated he was "sort of negotiating" and weighing options between diplomacy and a "really, really hard" strike, while also accusing Iran of being "very devious negotiators."
Amid these diplomatic efforts, new attacks on shipping were reported in the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea, including a US military helicopter firing at a Panama-flagged ship's rudder.
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