Middle East: Iran Wants US Concessions Before Opening Hormuz
TEMPO. CO, Jakarta- An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Iran will not reopen theStrait of Hormuzuntil the United States met its conditions. "It is up to the US side to stop and make amends for its. . .
TEMPO. CO, Jakarta- An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Iran will not reopen theStrait of Hormuzuntil the United States met its conditions. "It is up to the US side to stop and make amends for its illegal and destructive actions," Esmail Baghaei said Monday. What are Iran's demands on the US?In a statement over the weekend, a member of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and Revolutionary Guards commander said Tehran had the following demands of the US:Never to threaten Iran againPay compensation for months of war damagePermanently end its war against Iran and its allies in the region, namely Lebanese militants Hezbollah; Houthi rebels in Yemen; and Hamas in the Gaza StripLift its blockade of Iranian ports and ships in the Strait of Hormuz and pull its military out of the areaLift sanctionsand release frozen Iranian assetsTheimpasse over the Strait of Hormuzhas led to a global jump in fuel prices. Iranis holding talks with Oman over transit through the strait, including a possible temporary shipping corridor, but it has said any actual reopening depends onnegotiations with the United States. On Sunday, however,US President Donald Trumpsaid the US not engaged in major talks with Iran. "We are low-keying it," he said, according to US media outletAxios. "We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money. "Trump also expressed his optimism that a satisfactory conclusion would eventually be reached. "It will work out. It always works out. It's like a chess game," he said of the war. Read:Why Iran Is Sending Mixed Signals on TalksClick hereto get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News