TEHRAN -- Iran’s seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz remain the central demand in Tehran’s diplomatic posture, with officials stating that any progress depends on Washington’s response to a set of requirements derived from the collapsed Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. 

The conditions, detailed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, include lifting U.S. sanctions imposed after the MoU’s collapse in July, reducing the American military presence in the region, reinstating oil waivers granted in June, releasing frozen Iranian funds including those held in Qatar, formally recognizing the new shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz designated by Iran and Oman while closing all other routes, and ending the war on all fronts, particularly Israel’s attacks on Lebanon. 

A seventh condition, referenced by security chief Mohsen Rezaei, calls for an end to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and to American interference in Iran’s internal affairs.

The Strait of Hormuz has remained closed to traffic since the armed forces declared it shut in response to U.S. air raids and a naval blockade imposed in July, which violated the Islamabad MoU signed on June 17. 

Iran’s parliament National Security Committee spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi reiterated on Sunday that the waterway will not reopen until the seven conditions are

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