TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States accepts all of Tehran’s demands. “Our current strategy is to maintain this strait until the enemy accepts all our conditions,” said Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebi, as quoted by state TV, adding that “the strait is now actually a theater of war for us and not just a waterway.” Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi also said there had been no talks with the US, "only an exchange of messages through mediators".

Iran, Oman agree on framework regarding Hormuz, with final approval still pending from Tehran.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Saturday that re-opening the Strait of Hormuz is not related to Iran-Oman negotiations but conditional on the US