Iran is insisting that the U.S. meet its demands in negotiations before the Strait of Hormuz reopens, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
"It is up to the U.S. side to stop and make amends for its illegal and destructive actions," Esmail Baghaei said, noting the American blockade of Iranian ports.
Iran wants the U.S. to lift the blockade, pay compensation for months of war damage, lift economic sanctions and release Iran's frozen assets.
The strait, through which about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed before the conflict, has been effectively blocked since the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, pushing up oil prices and inflation.
The impasse has kept energy prices as a major focus of U.S. politics ahead of November's midterm elections.
