Iran has warned that it will not open the Hormuz Strait even if an agreement is reached with Oman on shipping routes, unless the United States ends the war and returns frozen Iranian funds.
On August 11, Mohsen Rezaei, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), stated during a meeting with the Chinese ambassador to Iran, Chung Peiyou, that "the Hormuz Strait will not be opened unless the U.S. changes its stance and accepts Iran's conditions."
Rezaei called on the U.S. to end the war and return the frozen funds. He also insisted that the U.S. must accept additional conditions related to the cessation of conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza, which were communicated through mediators.
He emphasized that discussions between Iran and Oman regarding new shipping routes should be treated separately from the issue of access to the Hormuz Strait. Rezaei stated, "Even if Iran and Oman reach an agreement on shipping routes in the Hormuz Strait, it is a separate matter from the closure of the strait."
Rezaei was appointed as the Secretary of the SNSC on August 9. He is a military figure who served as the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from 1981 to 1997.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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