Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Won’t Reopen Until US Meets Seven Demands

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on September 27 that Tehran will not lift its restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz until the United States fulfills a list of seven conditions, despite President Donald Trump rejecting the proposal the day before. The conditions include a complete cease‑fire across West Asia, the release of frozen Iranian assets, the removal of sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the U.S. naval blockade. Araghchi added that Iran has offered a concrete seven‑day plan to reopen the waterway if these terms are met, and that the decision now rests with the mediators. On September 26, President Trump told reporters he rejected the truce deal, calling it a desperate move by Tehran. U.S. UN ambassador Mike Waltz called Iran’s demands “cynical” and said they were unacceptable. Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an American submarine drone in the strait, labeling it an espionage tool and moving it for data recovery. Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan complained at the UN that the international community is failing to keep the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al‑Mandab open. In New York, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres and said Iran remains at the negotiating table but no longer trusts the United States. The June memorandum of understanding that aimed to end the war and reopen the strait collapsed after Iran fired on commercial ships it said violated its approved route.