Iran says it will name its terms for reopening Strait of Hormuz

What the report says

Iran said it is preparing to spell out conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway that has been at the center of recent tensions with the United States and regional mediators. According to Al Jazeera, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said mediators had asked Tehran to present its terms, with an end to the regional war among the listed demands.

The comments came on Thursday as Qatar’s prime minister visited Tehran, following delegations from Pakistan and Oman in the space of a week. Al Jazeera reported that Qatar’s foreign ministry said the discussions touched on a temporary corridor through the strait and a joint mine-clearing project. Rezaei also said Iran and Oman had agreed on a corridor partly in Omani waters and partly in Iranian waters, but only if Washington met Iran’s requirements.

Iranian officials have said the United States must take concrete steps first, including lifting restrictions on Iranian ports, providing compensation for war damage and removing sanctions, before the passage is restored. The article says Iran had earlier closed the strait after the US-Israel bombing campaign began in late February, then briefly reopened it under a June memorandum of understanding that later broke down.

The dispute matters because the Strait of Hormuz is a major global energy chokepoint. While US President Donald Trump said the waterway was “open,” Al Jazeera reported that a White House source said the blockade would remain and no new talks were scheduled.