Iran security chief issues demands for US before Strait of Hormuz reopens

Iran’s national security chief Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr issued a list of demands for the US to fulfil before Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

State media published the list of requirements from Zolghadr, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. The list includes measures such as lifting the US naval blockade, withdrawing military forces and permanently ending the war.

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr attends the inauguration ceremony of the sixth term of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran, Iran, on May 21, 2024.

Zolghadr also calls for the US to compensate Iran for damages caused by the conflict and release frozen Iranian assets.

“These are the demands of the Iranian people, which they have loudly proclaimed during 160 days of steadfast presence in the field and in the streets,” the politician said.

“Until America corrects its behaviour, the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened,” his statement read.

CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.

Earlier on Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran is “very close” to reaching a deal with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz.

But he cautioned that the reopening of the strait was “subject to other conditions,” including the US making amends for what he said was a violation of the memorandum of understanding agreed between the two countries in June.

Oman’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the negotiations as “positive and constructive.”

On Friday, Iran’s state-affiliated Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported that Iranian lawmakers had largely landed on a proposed framework agreement with Oman but were waiting for “final approval.”


-CNN