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Iran sets conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has said the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz depends on the US accepting its conditions and is not linked to ongoing talks with Oman. A Guard spokesperson, Hossein…
The Story in Brief
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has said the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz depends on the US accepting its conditions and is not linked to ongoing talks with Oman. A Guard spokesperson, Hossein Mohebbi, told Tasnim news agency that the strait's reopening is subject to Iran's specific mechanisms and conditions.
The statement contradicts a US official's claim of progress in Iran-Oman talks that could soon reopen the waterway. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday that Iran and Oman are 'very close' to an accord on a new shipping route through the strait. Oil exports have been disrupted for five months due to the US-Iran conflict.
The Indian Opinion
One-sided narratives will paint Iran as intransigent or the US as unreasonable. The reality is a classic standoff: each side demands the other move first on reopening a waterway vital to global oil supplies. The claim of 'progress' from a US official and Iran's simultaneous denial show talks are fragile. Watch whether Oman brokers a deal that sidesteps US conditions or if Tehran blinks first on its own terms.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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