Iran doubles down on new conditions to open Hormuz, denies it’s negotiating with US
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Sunday it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which is vital to the world economy, until the United States met Tehran’s conditions set out the day before, including compensation for war damages.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said discussions with Oman over transit and management of the strait were “approaching the final stages,” but added that the reopening of Hormuz “is subject to other conditions and compensation for the violation” of the June agreement.He denied on Sunday that Iran was negotiating with the United States, saying the sides were merely “exchanging messages” via intermediaries.Iran has imposed an effective blockade of the strait since the United States and Israel attacked in late February, and wants to charge tolls for passage. It has struck ships it accuses of attempting to circumvent its preferred route.Continued attacks in the waterway, where transit was free before the war,…
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States meets Tehran's conditions, including compensation for war damages and an end to sanctions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that discussions with Oman regarding transit were nearing completion, but emphasized that reopening the strait is "subject to other conditions and compensation for the violation" of a June agreement. He denied direct negotiations with the US, stating only "exchanging messages" via intermediaries. The IRGC declared its strategy is to maintain the closure "until the enemy accepts all our conditions… the strait is now actually a theater of war for us and not just a waterway."
- Iran has imposed an effective blockade since late February, charging tolls and striking ships accused of circumventing its preferred route.
- The UAE condemned a "hostile Iranian attack" on an ADNOC tanker in the strait, while UKMTO reported a separate projectile hit off Oman.
- Meanwhile, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a drone strike on a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan, sparking a fire that Saudi Arabia confirmed was extinguished without casualties.
- This Houthi attack follows a new defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey, and occurred amidst the apparent collapse of a 2022 truce in the Yemeni civil war.
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