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Iran Threatens Regional Attacks, Demands Conditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz
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Moneycontrol•29-09-2026, 16:32
Iran Threatens Regional Attacks, Demands Conditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz
- •Iran threatens to attack infrastructure around the Middle East if its security is not guaranteed, awaiting a formal US response on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- •Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated that if Iran cannot sell oil, no one else will, and no infrastructure will be safe.
- •Tehran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz include a seven-day ceasefire across the Middle East, unfreezing Iranian assets, lifting oil sanctions, and ending the US naval blockade.
- •Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi expects a formal US answer to Tehran's proposal, conveyed via Qatari intermediaries, regarding the strait's reopening.
- •Iran maintains a blockade on commercial shipping through Hormuz since the conflict began, with the US maintaining a counter-blockade on Iranian ports.
Key Questions Answered
As a precondition for ending its blockade, Iran is demanding a seven-day ceasefire across the Middle East (including in Lebanon), the unfreezing of its foreign assets, the lifting of sanctions on its oil sector, and an end to the US naval blockade on Iranian ports.
US President Donald Trump has already dismissed Tehran's proposal, relying instead on an economic pressure campaign rather than further military action while awaiting formal diplomatic steps.
Iran's chief negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that if the country's security is not guaranteed and it cannot sell oil, no infrastructure in the region will remain safe and no one else will sell oil either.
