Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council
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Set sweeping new conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz on August 8, going beyond the technical Iran-Oman route deal
The 60-day ceasefire window set by the June memorandum expired August 17 with no extension. A White House official called the talks 'static,' and Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has not decided to resume negotiations with Washington. Trump responded by confirming a secret US backchannel to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and threatening to bomb Oman if it interferes with US efforts in the strait.
Updated 6 days ago
Issued Iran's six-point list of conditions for reopening Hormuz on August 8, then replaced as SNSC secretary the next day
President Trump said on August 14 that he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz "a territory of the United States" once Iran is fully defeated. Iran's deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, called the claim a "fanciful delusion" the next day, writing that the strait "has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian."
Updated 7 days ago
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