Iran Says Hormuz Shipping Deal With Oman ‘Very Close’, But Sets Conditions For Reopening

I a
a d
Oma
a e
“ve y
close”
to
eachi g
a
ag eeme t
o
a
ew
shippi g
a a geme t
fo
the
St ait
of
Ho muz,
but
Teh a
has
said
the
st ategic
wate way
will
eope
o ly
afte
the
U ited
States
meets
a
set
of
co ditio s.

I a ia
Fo eig
Mi iste
Abbas
A aghchi
said
the
two
cou t ies
we e
ea i g
a
deal
o
a
ew
p otocol
gove i g
shippi g
th ough
the
St ait
of
Ho muz,
while
addi g
that
additio al
co ditio s
would
have
to
be
fulfilled
befo e
comme cial
ma itime
t affic
could
esume.

The
Islamic
Revolutio a y
Gua d
Co ps
(IRGC)
sepa ately
said
eope i g
the
st ait
would
depe d
o
“specific
mecha isms
a d
co ditio s”
a d
would
equi e
the
US
to
“fully”
accept
I a ‘s
dema ds,
Al
Jazee
epo ted.

Teh a
Sets
Co ditio s
Fo
Reope i g

IRGC
spokespe so
Sa da
Mohebi
said
the
co ditio s
fo
eope i g
the
wate way
we e
sepa ate
f om
the
o goi g
egotiatio s
with
Oma .

He
said
I a
expected
the
US
to
e d
what
Teh a
co side s
i te fe e ce
i
egio al
egotiatio s
befo e
the
st ait
could
be
eope ed.

Acco di g
to
the
epo t,
I a ia
Sup eme
Natio al
Secu ity
Cou cil
Sec eta y
Mohammad
Baghe
Zolghad
outli ed
seve al
othe
dema ds,
i cludi g
a
e d
to
US
th eats
agai st
I a ,
a
halt
to
milita y
actio
agai st
I a
a d
its
egio al
allies,
a d
the
withd awal
of
US
aval
a d
ai
fo ces
i volved
i
the
blockade.

Teh a
is
also
seeki g
compe satio
fo
damage
caused
du i g
the
co flict,
alo g
with
the
lifti g
of
sa ctio s
a d
the
u f eezi g
of
I a ia
assets,
acco di g
to
Al
Jazee a.

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Pezeshkia
Says
‘Best
Time’
Fo
Ag eeme t

I a ia
P eside t
Masoud
Pezeshkia
o
Satu day
desc ibed
the
cu e t
situatio
as
the
“best
time
to
each
a
ag eeme t”,
while
sayi g
Teh a
would
ot
comp omise
o
what
he
called
the
ights
of
the
I a ia
people.

I
a
post
o
X,
Pezeshkia
said
his
gove me t
would
co ti ue
to
ely
o
domestic
capabilities
a d
the
I a ia
people
a d
st essed
the
eed
fo
a
compassio ate
app oach
towa ds
citize s.

“The
best
time
to
each
a
ag eeme t
is
the
cu e t
situatio .
O
the
path
to
peace,
we
will
ot
comp omise
o
the
ights
of
the
I a ia
atio .
The
gove me t’s
mai
elia ce
is
o
domestic
capacities
a d
the
people.
The
ecessity
of
a
compassio ate
app oach
towa d
the
people
|
People
a e
i
two
catego ies;
eithe
they
a e
you
eligious
b othe s,
o
they
a e
equal
to
you
i
c eatio ,”
he
w ote.

Pezeshkia
had
ea lie
accused
Is ael
a d
the
US
of
attempti g
to
tu
Pe sia
Gulf
cou t ies
agai st
Teh a
while
exploiti g
I a ‘s
i te al
challe ges
amid
the
co ti ui g
West
Asia
co flict.

The
esto atio
of
comme cial
ma itime
t affic
th ough
the
St ait
of
Ho muz
emai s
a
majo
poi t
of
co te tio
as
egotiatio s
co ti ue.

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