Tension in Hormuz: Iran maintains the closure of the strait due to U.S. non-compliance
The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament and the country’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, reaffirmed this Tuesday Tehran’s position regarding the strategic Strait of Hormuz. According to the official, the reopening of this key trade route will not be possible as long as the United States does not comply with the commitments established in the previous memorandum of understanding.
During his speech before Parliament, Qalibaf was blunt in pointing out that the reopening is strictly contingent upon the execution of the agreements reached by the U.S. administration.
Let me make it clear: we will not reopen the strait until the commitments made by the United States in the memorandum of understanding are met.
Mohamad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament
Tehran’s non-negotiable conditions
Qalibaf listed a series of fundamental demands that Iran considers indispensable for normalizing the situation in the strait. These demands include:
- The total lifting of the current blockade.
- The immediate release of Iranian assets that remain frozen.
- The definitive cessation of sanctions imposed on the oil sector.
- The end of military operations on all fronts, including Israel’s actions in Lebanon and any direct hostility against the Islamic Republic.
Military strengthening and end of the peace period
The Iranian negotiator took the opportunity to send a message of firmness, asserting that the Islamic Republic has used the weeks of truce to strengthen its military capacity. Qalibaf warned that the country is prepared to face any scenario and, in his words, “inflict a greater defeat” on the United States if tensions escalate.
This statement comes just one day after the 60-day deadline set in the memorandum of understanding signed on June 17 between Tehran and Washington expired. With the expiration of this peace period, uncertainty regarding transit in the Strait of Hormuz intensifies, marking a new chapter of diplomatic and military friction in the region.
