While U.S. officials say an Iran-Oman agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is close, Tehran says the reopening of this waterway depends on Washington accepting its conditions.

While U.S. officials say an Iran-Oman agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is close, Tehran emphasizes that the reopening of this waterway is conditional on the U.S. accepting its terms.

Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said that Tehran and Muscat have reached an agreement on a new shipping route, but that the opening of this corridor requires other conditions, including compensation for the U.S.’s violations of the Islamabad agreement.

Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s president, defended negotiations with the United States to reach a favorable agreement.

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