A US official told Reuters on Friday that Iran and Oman were close to a deal that could pave the way for restoring safe passage through the strait.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday an agreement with Oman on the strait was in its "final stages" but reiterated comments made on Saturday that Tehran would not reopen the channel unless the US met certain demands made by Tehran. Araqchi said reopening the strait would depend in part on the US paying compensation for damage it caused in widespread attacks on Iran.
The secretary of Iran's top national security body, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, also listed ending further US threats against Iran; halting aggression toward Iran and its Lebanese, Palestinian, Yemeni and Iraqi allies; removing a US naval blockade in the Gulf; lifting sanctions on Iran; and releasing frozen Iranian assets.
