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Against the backdrop of sustained military tensions in the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz will not fully reopen until Washington satisfies a set of specific demands, a senior Iranian security official said.
Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, made Tehran's position explicit: five conditions must be met before normal transit through the waterway resumes.
Tehran's stated terms The demands span military and economic ground. Zolqadr said the United States must end its military action in the region and withdraw its forces entirely.
Beyond that, Washington must lift sanctions on Iran, pay compensation for war damages, and release frozen Iranian assets. None of the five conditions has been framed as optional or sequenced.
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