Iran has set new conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including a demand that the United States never again threaten the Islamic Republic, state media reported on Saturday.
The US must also permanently end its war against Iran and its regional allies, according to a statement by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
The council is Iran’s highest decision-making body, headed by President Masoud Pezeshkian and operating under the supervision of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
The statement, quoted by the government-aligned Press TV broadcaster, further demanded that Washington lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports, withdraw its forces from the region, fully compensate Iran for war damage, lift sanctions and release frozen Iranian assets.
Iran said it would not back down from the demands and that the United States must demonstrate a genuine change in its conduct.
There was no immediate direct response from the US government.
Iran had previously made the same demands as conditions for a broader, lasting agreement with Washington that also addressed its nuclear programme. It is now making them conditions for a deal focused solely on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran and the US have recently said an agreement to restore free shipping through the strategic waterway could be reached soon. Iran says it is negotiating directly with Oman, which lies across the Gulf, over arrangements for ships to pass through the blocked strait. Both sides have said a deal is close.