Iran is preparing a list of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including an end to the regional war, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said.
Rezaei said mediators had asked Tehran to outline its demands for restoring shipping through the strategic waterway.
He said Iran had also agreed with Oman on a proposed shipping corridor through the strait, with parts of the route passing through Omani and Iranian waters. Ships would use a designated central channel if the United States met Iran’s conditions, he said in an interview with Al Manar TV.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said earlier that Tehran would not reopen the strait unless Washington lifted what Iran describes as a blockade of its ports, paid compensation and removed sanctions.
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However, a senior Iranian source said Iran and Oman were still discussing the details of the proposed arrangement after the Guards said the two countries had agreed on how to share control of the waterway and its revenues.
The Strait of Hormuz carried roughly one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments before the war began in February. Shipping through the strategic waterway has largely stopped since then.
Ceasefire agreements announced by Washington and Tehran in April and June were intended to restore maritime traffic but failed to hold.
