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Iran SNSC sets steep Hormuz reopen conditions as UAE reports ship hit
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What we know
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Saturday the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until the United States “corrects its behaviour,” in a statement from secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr carried by state media. The package included an end to threats against Iran, a permanent halt to hostilities against Iran and regional allies, lifting the U.S. naval blockade and withdrawing U.S. forces from around Iran, full war reparations, sanctions relief, and unconditional release of frozen assets—terms far steeper than a narrow navigation deal.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran and Oman were close on a transit-route arrangement but stressed that technical talks “do not mean” Hormuz has reopened and blamed what Tehran calls a U.S. breach of the June interim deal. Oman called the atmosphere “positive and constructive” while condemning ship attacks. The same day, the UAE said an ADNOC-owned vessel was hit by an Iranian missile in the strait; ADNOC reported no casualties in that incident but said more than a dozen of its ships have been attacked since February. There was no immediate U.S. comment on the SNSC list.
What's confirmed
- SNSC/Zolghadr Saturday: Hormuz closed until U.S. “corrects behaviour”; blockade, withdrawal, reparations, sanctions/assets demands (Guardian, NBC/AP).
- Araghchi: Oman navigation/transit talks ≠ reopen; U.S. blamed for interim-deal breach (Guardian, NBC).
- UAE/ADNOC: ADNOC vessel targeted Saturday; no casualties this incident; prior crew casualties claimed since February (Guardian, NBC).
What's still developing
- Whether Oman–Iran lane talks produce any transit without a U.S.–Iran political deal.
- U.S. response to the SNSC conditions and any follow-on commercial-shipping incidents.