Iran Keeps Strait of Hormuz Closed Pending Six U.S. Concessions as UN Debate Opens
Iran has formally conditioned any full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on six demands, including sanctions relief, asset releases, and U.S. military withdrawal from the region, with parliament speaker Ghalibaf reaffirming the position on September 20. A June memorandum that briefly raised daily traffic to around 20 vessels collapsed by mid-July, and Iran-Oman talks on a navigational corridor remain unfinished. No U.S.-Iran bilateral meeting had been confirmed at the UN General Assembly as of September 21, leaving the Strait's status unresolved as the General Debate opened.