Iran is preparing a list of conditions to open the Strait of Hormuz in response to a request by mediators, according to Iran’s Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei, who spoke in an interview reported by FXStreet. The conditions include an end to the war in the region. Rezaei stated that the United States must first take practical steps to fulfill Iran’s conditions before Tehran proceeds to open the strait, as reported by the Iranian state-run IRNA news agency and FXStreet.
Iran Prepares Conditions to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Following Mediator Requests
The developments come as Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani visits Tehran to relaunch diplomacy and discuss the continuation of Qatar’s mediation efforts, according to CNBC TV18. Qatar has served as a back-channel negotiator and played a direct role in securing a June ceasefire that led to a temporary cessation of hostilities in the conflict, which nears its sixth month with fighting largely paused.
Negotiations, Blockades, and Regional Demands
The warring parties remain at odds over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil supplies passed before the war began on February 28, according to CNBC TV18. While the international waterway was open to free navigation before the war, Iran has used its control as leverage and a revenue source, seeking to charge ships a commission while facing opposition from the United States. Both Tehran and Washington have attempted to assert control over the channel by imposing separate blockades.
Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, a spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, stated that Iran and Oman had reached acceptable results regarding control of the strait and its revenues. However, a senior Iranian source told Reuters that an agreement with Oman had not been finalized and that talks were continuing on the details of an accord, as noted by CNBC TV18. Mohebbi maintained that the strait would remain shut unless the U.S. meets Tehran’s conditions under the unraveled June interim ceasefire, which include an end to the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, compensation, and the removal of sanctions.
Additionally, Iran and Oman have agreed to work toward a temporary shipping corridor through the strait in a phased framework that includes a joint project to clear mines from the waterway, according to Times Now News.
Economic Pressures and Wider Market Stakes
The closure of the shipping lane has driven up fuel and fertilizer prices and created economic and political pressure in the U.S., according to AOL. Hormuz oil flows fell to a three-month low with 5 million barrels per day transiting, according to ship-tracking data cited by CNBC TV18. Meanwhile, Rezaei asserted that Iran had broken the maritime blockade during the ceasefire, exporting between 70 million and 80 million barrels of oil and returning oil sales to pre-sanctions levels.
The conflict has also severely impacted global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets. Except for deliveries to Kuwait, the entirety of LNG exports from Qatar and the UAE transit the Strait of Hormuz. According to data from the International Energy Agency, total LNG volume transiting the strait reached just over 112 billion cubic meters in 2025, accounting for nearly 20% of global LNG trade. Approximately 90% of those volumes were destined for Asian markets, while Europe received just over 10%.
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