Peloni: As Trump continues to await the economic implosion of the Iranian regime, the Iranians are becoming more and more intent upon making it impossible for Trump not to return to war with their overtly nonsensical negotiating terms.
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Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr. Photo by Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Link
Iran’s top national security official warned Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States “corrects its behavior,” issuing a sweeping list of demands as Vice President JD Vance said Washington remains in the “middle of the game” and is continuing to apply diplomatic, economic, and military pressure on Tehran.
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and a former senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander, demanded that the United States end military action and threats against Iran and its regional allies, lift its naval blockade, withdraw U.S. naval and air forces from around Iran, compensate Tehran for war damages, lift sanctions, and unconditionally release frozen Iranian assets.
“Until America corrects its behavior, the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened,” Zolghadr said in a statement carried by Iranian state media.
The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Baqer Zolghadr, asserted that "the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened unless the United States corrects its conduct," and outlined six conditions for what Iran considers corrected #US conduct.
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“These are the demands of the Iranian people, which they have loudly proclaimed during 160 days of steadfast presence in the field and in the streets,” he said.
Zolghadr also vowed that Iran’s Supreme National Security Council “will never back down, whether in war or in negotiations.”
The far-reaching conditions cast fresh doubt on whether an emerging Iran-Oman navigation agreement will actually result in a broader reopening of Hormuz, despite days of indications that a temporary arrangement was nearing completion.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that Tehran and Muscat were close to finalizing the navigation framework — while stressing that Iran would not consider the agreement itself sufficient to reopen the strait.
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