Iran conditions reopening of Strait of Hormuz on lifting of sanctions
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Tehran is asking Washington to accept its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, closed since the start of the war, within two days. These include an end to the war on all fronts, the unfreezing of Iranian assets and the lifting of oil sanctions, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, quoted by the IRNA agency.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on Tuesday on Washington to meet Tehran’s demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, closed since the start of the war, according to the Iranian agency IRNA, cited by AFP. He said the conflict will not be resolved by military means or by tougher sanctions.
Iran proposes to reopen the strait within two days, in exchange for an end to the war on all fronts, the unfreezing of Iranian assets, the lifting of oil sanctions and an end to the US blockade of Iranian ports. The war broke out at the end of February, after American-Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
On Monday, Donald Trump spoke of "positive momentum" towards an end to the conflict after receiving the Qatari prime minister at the White House. He nevertheless described new strikes as "highly unlikely", as AFP reports, and diplomatic efforts are being led by Qatar and Pakistan. The same day, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, accused Washington of spreading false information about imaginary talks. This development follows the positive momentum mentioned by Trump.
