Iran Sets Conditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz, State Media Says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has met US envoy Steve Witkoff and outlined conditions Tehran says must be met before the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened, Iran’s state news agency IRIB reported. According to IRIB, Araghchi told Witkoff that Iran was demanding the immediate lifting of what Tehran described as a US naval blockade. He also called for the prompt payment of Iranian assets that have been frozen, the report said.

The supplied material does not specify the value of the assets or identify the financial mechanisms involved. The source does not give the date or location of the meeting, nor does it provide Witkoff’s response to the Iranian demands. It also does not explain the precise circumstances surrounding the reported closure or restrictions affecting the Strait of Hormuz.

The meeting indicates that Tehran has linked any reopening to action by the United States on naval and financial measures. No further terms, timetable or progress from the discussion were provided in the available report.