Iran: the Official's Remarks Came As Tensions Remain High Over the Strategic Waterway Through Which About a Fifth of Global Oil Passes

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohammad Bagheri Zolqadr said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen unless the United States changes its behavior, listing six conditions including the release of frozen Iranian assets and the lifting of sanctions. The Strait of Hormuz will not open until the US corrects its behavior, Zolqadr said in a written statement. He demanded Washington unconditionally release Iran's frozen assets, end its naval blockade, withdraw its naval and air forces from around Iran, lift sanctions, and pay compensation for the last two wars it waged against Iran.

Zolqadr also called on the US to end its wars against Iran's allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen and Iraq, stop threatening Iran, and refrain from insulting the sanctity of the Iranian nation. The official's remarks came as tensions remain high over the strategic waterway through which about a fifth of global oil passes. ABD davranışlarını düzeltene kadar Hürmüz Boğazı açılmayacak.