Iran Sends Seven Conditions to US for Reopening Hormuz, Tasnim Reports Strait Will Remain Closed Until Washington Complies

Iran has conveyed seven specific conditions to the United States through intermediaries for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and the strait will remain closed until all seven conditions approved by Iran's highest authorities are met, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Saturday citing a source familiar with the negotiations. The source clarified that the Iran-Oman shipping arrangement announced earlier does not mean the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened, emphasizing that the reopening depends entirely on steps to be taken by Washington. The report did not specify the seven conditions, though Iranian officials have previously tied broader shipping access to demands including ending the US naval blockade, lifting sanctions, and halting military operations and threats against Tehran. The Tasnim report directly contradicts any optimism that Monday's Salalah meeting between Iran, Gulf states, and Iraq will produce near-term normalization of Hormuz transit. It signals that Tehran views control of the strait as leverage in its confrontation with Washington, separate from any regional arrangements with Oman or the GCC. The statement comes as commercial shipping through Hormuz remains at near-zero levels six and a half months after Iran imposed restrictions in retaliation for the February 28 US-Israeli strikes. Before the war, roughly 20 percent of global oil supplies and 25 percent of liquefied natural gas exports passed through the strait, making its continued closure a primary driver of elevated global energy prices and supply-chain disruption.