Iran makes new Strait of Hormuz demands as UAE says ship was targeted
Iran has issued new, stringent demands for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, including the withdrawal of US military forces and the lifting of sanctions. Meanwhile, an ADNOC vessel was reportedly targeted by a missile attack in the waterway.
Why it matters
Escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz pose a significant threat to global energy security and international maritime trade.
IRAN’S SUPREME NATIONAL Security Council has said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the US “corrects its behaviour”, issuing new demands that could shake up talks on a deal to manage the waterway and traffic on it.
Iran’s state broadcaster published the statement by the council’s secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is also a commander in the powerful Revolutionary Guard.
The statement said that the US must never threaten Iran again and must permanently end the war with Iran and its armed allies in the region.
The US must lift the naval blockade of Iranian ports and withdraw its military from the area, it continued.
It also must “completely compensate” Iran for war damage, lift sanctions and “unconditionally” release frozen assets.
There has been no immediate response from the US, which has wanted an acceptable deal first on the strait before ending the blockade.
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