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Iran Sets Six US Conditions to Reopen Strait

8/10/2026

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Iran Sets Conditions

President Masoud Pezeshkian said the “no war, no peace” stance with the United States must end now.
Tehran and Oman set coordinates for a new Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said the strait will reopen only if Washington meets six Iranian conditions: end U.S. threats, stop attacks on allies, lift the blockade, pay war damage, remove sanctions, and free assets.

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Khamenei Health Rumors

President Masoud Pezeshkian met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in July as he entered third year, after Basij deputy Qasem Qoraishi said footage will show Khamenei with forces commanders.
Israeli media reported Khamenei was in an “extremely critical condition,” prompting Mehr News to release a video of him looking healthy.
Pezeshkian said on July 21 that interactions with Khamenei were “increasing day by day,” then in early August called communication “very difficult.”

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Iran President Warns

Iran's President warned that the economy and livelihoods have become the primary battlefield in the war with the United States.
He said the United States reinstated a naval blockade on Iranian ports after July 11, heightening economic pressure.
The United Nations reported on 30 September 2025 that the snapback mechanism re-imposed six Security Council sanctions on Tehran.
He confirmed Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was asked to lead the diplomatic team to show executive-legislative-judicial unity.

History

Historical Context

Negotiations that began with the 2013 interim Joint Plan of Action led to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on 14 July 2015, when the P5+1 and Iran agreed to curb enrichment in exchange for UN-Security-Council-approved sanctions relief, unlocking about $100 billion of frozen assets. After the U.S. withdrew in 2018, Tehran ties reopening the Strait of Hormuz to new U.S. concessions, echoing the deal’s trade-route relief premise.

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Iran Sets Conditions

President Masoud Pezeshkian said the “no war, no peace” stance with the United States must end now.
Tehran and Oman set coordinates for a new Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said the strait will reopen only if Washington meets six Iranian conditions: end U.S. threats, stop attacks on allies, lift the blockade, pay war damage, remove sanctions, and free assets.

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