Strait of Hormuz will open only if conditions are met: Iran
Awaz E Bihar••10 views•4 min read
Iran has placed seven conditions before the US to open the Strait of Hormuz, but the details of these conditions have not been revealed. Tehran has made it clear that the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened if the conditions are not met. According to Russian media, Iran has conveyed these conditions to the United States through intermediaries. Iran has also made it clear that Monday's agreement with Oman has nothing to do with opening the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened based on this agreement. According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Tehran will host a meeting in Muscat on Monday, which will be attended by representatives of Iraq and the Gulf countries. In the meeting, they will be informed about the new shipping route and transit arrangements. According to the agreement between Iran and Oman, the entry route to the Persian Gulf will be entirely through Iranian waterways, while the exit route from the Persian Gulf will partially pass through Iranian borders. This transit will be under Iranian protocol. According to Iran, the southern route, which the US is pushing to open, will remain closed. Tehran has made it clear that the decision to open the Strait of Hormuz is subject to the fulfillment of the proposed conditions. Iran has set seven conditions for the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian news agency Tasnim provided this information with reference to an informed source. The Iranian Foreign Ministry had earlier announced that Tehran would hold a meeting with Iraq and the Persian Gulf countries in Amman on Monday. It will discuss the safe passage of merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz. "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until these seven conditions approved by Iran's top authorities are met," the sources told Tasnim. Tasneem had previously stated that the agreement between Iran and Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz did not include a provision to open the waterway. Under the agreement, the two sides have coordinated the main entry and exit routes in the Strait of Hormuz. The US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, in response to which Iran also retaliated. In mid-June, Iran and the US signed an NOU to end hostilities, but attacks between the two sides have since resumed. Currently, this dispute has not been resolved. As the conflict escalates, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has come to an almost complete halt. It is the most important supply route for oil, petroleum products and liquefied natural gas in the world market. As a result, fuel prices have increased in most countries of the world. A senior official of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy has warned US warships against approaching the Strait of Hormuz, saying any US naval advance towards the area would be met with a response from Iranian forces. According to the Iranian Fars news agency, the deputy political commander of the Revolutionary Guards Navy challenged US President Donald Trump's claim that the US controls the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian official said that if the Strait of Hormuz is really under American control, Washington should bring one of its warships within 100 kilometers of it. He said that US forces know that any ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz will face a response from Iranian forces. The Iranian official claimed that similar incidents have occurred in recent days. He said that Iran is maintaining its defensive position on the Strait of Hormuz issue. This waterway is very important for the delivery of global oil and gas and due to the Iran-US tensions, its security and maritime traffic are being closely monitored globally.