Hormuz won't open until Iran's demands are met: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday that Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the US meets Tehran's demands, including lifting a naval blockade. "I want to state clearly that the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the American commitments stipulated in the memorandum of understanding... are implemented," Ghalibaf said in a speech broadcast on state TV.

He listed the removal of the blockade, the lifting of oil sanctions and unfreezing of Iran's assets abroad among the demands.

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Qatar, meanwhile,said that an agreement between Iran and Oman would make it easier to resume negotiations to end the war. "An agreement over the Strait of Hormuz would make it much easier for us to resume the talks between the US and Iran," Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari told reporters.