The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has nothing to do with negotiations between Iran and Oman and depends on the US accepting Iran’s conditions, the spokesperson for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said.
Speaking to reporters in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan on Saturday, General Hossein Mohebbi addressed the status of the Strait of Hormuz and the requirements for its reopening.
He made it clear that the reopening of the strategic waterway has its own legal and defensive mechanisms and is “completely independent” of the negotiation process between Iran and Oman.
The spokesman stressed the strategic importance of the waterway, saying that in the Islamic Republic’s calculations, the Strait of Hormuz is not merely an economic passage and waterway but rather represents the country’s superior geopolitical capacity and power, which is utilized in accordance with Iran’s defense and sovereignty policies.
The IRGC spokesperson said the reopening of the strait is entirely subject to conditions that the Islamic Republic has formally established and communicated. He added that the manner and timing of its reopening directly depend on the extent to which the US accepts those conditions.
Referring to the US obstruction and interference in regional relations, Mohebbi said the enemy must fully accept Iran’s “legal and logical conditions” for the reopening of the transportation routes.
He also said the United States must completely refrain from interfering in negotiations between Iran and Oman or other regional countries, which, he said, are in their final stages.
“Whenever the American side accepts the conditions of the Islamic Republic of Iran and abandons its interventionist approach, the conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz will certainly be provided,” Mohebbi concluded.
Source: Tasnim news agency