Iran Vows To Keep Strait of Hormuz Closed Until US Meets Demands

Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, declared on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States fulfills a series of Iranian conditions. Rezaei outlined that Iran's message is clear: the strait will not reopen until the US ends its war and sanctions, releases frozen Iranian assets, and agrees to a regional ceasefire including in Lebanon and Gaza. He emphasized that Iran requires all these conditions to be met in full, not partially, before considering reopening the strategic waterway.

Rezaei specified three main demands: cessation of US-led war and sanctions, release of Iranian frozen assets (though he did not specify the amount or mechanism), and US agreement to a regional ceasefire encompassing Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. He linked the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz directly to political and economic developments involving the US and multiple regional conflict zones. Until these demands are fully satisfied, Iran intends to keep the strait closed, signaling a firm stance amid ongoing tensions with the United States and its allies.