WANA (Aug 08) – Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council has announced that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will depend on a change in U.S. behavior and the implementation of a set of demands outlined by Tehran. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr stated that the strategic waterway would remain closed until what he described as the “correction of U.S. conduct” takes place.

 

In a statement, Zolghadr outlined six key demands presented by Iran as conditions for changing the current situation. These include an end to threats and military actions against Iran, lifting maritime restrictions, the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from around Iran, compensation for war-related damages, the removal of sanctions, and the unconditional release of Iran’s blocked assets.

 

The Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council said the first condition was that the United States must stop threatening Iran and what he described as “insulting the religious beliefs of the Iranian people.” He also called for a permanent end to military actions and what Tehran considers acts of aggression against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq.

 

Zolghadr further demanded the lifting of what he referred to as a maritime blockade and the withdrawal of U.S. naval and air forces from Iran’s surrounding region. He also called for full compensation for damages resulting from what he described as two imposed and aggressive wars against Iran, as well as the removal of sanctions that Tehran considers “unjust and illegal.”

 

The unconditional release of Iran’s frozen and seized assets was listed as the sixth demand.

 

In the final part of his statement, Zolghadr described these demands as the will of the Iranian people, saying that the Supreme National Security Council “will never back down, whether in war or in negotiations.”

 

The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy transit routes, has become a central point of security tensions in the region in recent months. Any restrictions on maritime traffic through the waterway could have significant implications for global energy markets and international trade.