Iran issues new demands as Pezeshkian seeks deal
Summary
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has issued six new demands that the United States must meet before the Strait of Hormuz can fully reopen. These demands include ending US threats and attacks on Iran and its allies, lifting sanctions, withdrawing US forces, and releasing frozen Iranian assets.Key Facts
- Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until the US "corrects its behaviour."
- The Council’s six demands include ending threats and insults to Iran’s national and religious values.
- Iran wants the US to stop attacks on its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq.
- The US must lift the naval blockade and withdraw forces from near Iran.
- Iran demands compensation for damage from two "imposed wars."
- Sanctions on Iran should be lifted and frozen Iranian assets released without conditions.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said reopening depends on US acceptance of these demands.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed support for reaching an agreement soon and hopes talks in Oman will resolve issues.
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