Iran says Hormuz to remain closed until US meets conditions — SkimNews
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- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's top negotiator and parliament speaker, said the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until the US meets Iran's seven conditions based on the Islamabad memorandum, warning Washington that "the era of wasting time and dictating unilateral demands is over"
- Ghalibaf added Iran is "present on the military battlefield and will confront them with new surprises" and that Tehran is neither "excited" nor "intimidated" by the latest US proposals, vowing to "both fight and negotiate"
- Donald Trump ruled out Iran's proposal to reopen the strait last week, hours after Tehran put forward a reopening roadmap; last month he threatened to "annihilate" Iran in his UNGA speech
- Abbas Araghchi told foreign diplomats in Tehran that Iran is "serious about finding diplomatic solutions just as we are serious about defending ourselves," warning of stronger retaliation if the US strikes again
- Esmaeil Baghaei said the US has continued focusing on nuclear talks while reopening the strait has been Iran's "main goal" — a framing mismatch India Today's headline surfaces more directly than peers
- The Strait of Hormuz has been largely blocked for more than seven months since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28; one-fifth of global oil and natural gas transits the waterway during peacetime
Why it matters: With the Strait of Hormuz shut for over seven months since the February 28 US-Israeli strikes, Iran's seven-condition demand locks in prolonged disruption of a route carrying one-fifth of global oil and gas — unless Washington drops its nuclear-talks focus for the waterway reopening Tehran now calls its "main goal."
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