Rezaei: Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Iran’s seven conditions are met

Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, said on Tuesday that the US response to Iran’s conditions was “misleading”, insisting that the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened until Tehran’s seven conditions were met.

The Fars News Agency quoted Rezaei as saying that Iran had asked the United States for a clear and explicit response to its conditions, but Washington had so far failed to provide one, instead offering misleading responses.

Rezaei said US statements about the continuation of negotiations were aimed at easing economic pressure and lowering oil prices. He reiterated that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until Iran’s seven conditions were fulfilled.

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“I particularly stress that we are not currently holding any negotiations with the Americans, and there are no ongoing talks between Tehran and Washington,” he said.

The seven conditions conveyed by Tehran to Washington include lifting the naval blockade, guaranteeing the safe passage of commercial ships and oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, lifting unilateral sanctions, granting exemptions from restrictions on oil exports, releasing frozen assets, keeping nuclear materials inside Iran, and ending the war.

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