Iran will not open the Strait of Hormuz until the US accepts its terms

Brief retelling from RIA II

Tehran will not open the Strait of Hormuz until the US accepts Iran's seven conditions.

The US has tried to communicate with Iran through three channels: Iraq, Pakistan and Qatar, but its response to some of the terms has been vague.

Iran is introducing a no-shipping zone east of the Strait of Hormuz, where the passage of ships must be agreed with Tehran.

TEHRAN, Oct 11 – RIA Novosti. Tehran will not open the Strait of Hormuz until the US authorities accept Iran's seven conditions, said Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei.

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“The Strait of Hormuz will not open until Iran’s seven conditions are accepted. The Americans tried to communicate with us through three channels: Iraq, Pakistan and Qatar. The US responded to our conditions and accepted some of them, but its response to the remaining conditions was vague,” Rezaei told Iranian Press TV.

He added that every time Iran sat down at the negotiating table with the United States, the American military attacked the republic, which Tehran considers a “clear betrayal” of Washington.

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“We will maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz and will derive economic benefits from it. Our experience shows that if Iran does not control the strait, the security of the entire Persian Gulf will remain at risk,” Rezaei emphasized.

The representative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Mohebi, said on September 9 that Iran was introducing a no-ship zone east of the Strait of Hormuz, and ships must coordinate with Tehran to pass through it. He noted that any ship passing through this zone will be subject to sanctions if it does not coordinate its passage with Tehran.

On February 28, the United States and Israel began striking targets in Iran, to which the Iranian side responded with its own strikes. In mid-June, Tehran and Washington signed a memorandum to cease hostilities, but later exchanged blows again. At the moment, the conflict remains unresolved.