Key facts
- Iran will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until the U.S. meets conditions of an interim deal.
- Conditions include lifting the marine blockade and sanctions, and freeing Iran's frozen assets.
- Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stated the demands.
- U.S. forces fired missiles at a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman for allegedly violating a blockade.
- A Houthi attack in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait resulted in six deaths.
Iran will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until the United States meets the conditions of an interim deal signed in June, including lifting sanctions and blockades, according to statements from Iranian officials. Top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf told parliament that these conditions include the U.S. lifting its blockade of Iranian ports, oil sanctions, releasing Tehran's frozen assets, and ending threats and military operations.