Iran says Strait of Hormuz reopening depends on US accepting its conditions

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on Saturday that re-opening the Strait of Hormuz is not related to Iran-Oman negotiations ‌but ⁠conditional ⁠on the U.S. accepting Iran's conditions.

A U.S. official on Friday ​reported progress between Iran and Oman that could ​soon reopen ⁠the Strait ‌of Hormuz, ​potentially restoring ​oil exports that ⁠have been disrupted by the five-month-old ​U.S. war with ​Iran.

"The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is subject to the specific mechanisms ‌and conditions of the Islamic Republic of Iran ​and ​is ⁠not related to the negotiations between Iran and Oman," Iran's ​Tasnim news agency cited Guard's spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi as saying.


Iran ​and ​Oman are "very close" ​to reaching an accord on a new ‌shipping ⁠route ⁠through the ​Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister ​Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday.