Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran would make reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restarting negotiations with Washington contingent on seven conditions, linking the dispute to a vital global shipping route in a written interview with Drop Site News.
Rezaei described the conditions as prerequisites for both steps, but the interview did not list them. He also warned that cables, data centers and artificial intelligence facilities could come within range if fighting resumes.
Rezaei called control of the strait a national asset and said charges could pay for security, insurance and environmental costs. He assessed that a prolonged blockade would weigh on families and investment.
Rezaei said the June memorandum failed because commitments were implemented in the wrong order. He said Iran would retain its leverage until the United States met its commitments. Iranian officials have made similar links between U.S. talks and demands concerning the strait, as EconoTimes previously reported.
The interview discussed Israel’s upcoming election and U.S. midterm elections as political context, but gave no date for another U.S.-Iran negotiating round.
