— Iranian President outlines a conditional maritime and sanctions-relief framework aimed at resetting the geopolitical status quo in the Strait of Hormuz:«They lifted the blockade, they lifted the sanctions. Then the Lebanon war was supposed to be stopped, and they stopped it. They were unfreezing our money—meaning, in discussions, because unfreezing was proceeding like that through ongoing talks so this could happen.»
«The investments that were supposed to take place, up to $300 billion, they had plans for them. Our experts were drafting and writing them up. And we were supposed to, during that period, open the path in the Strait of Hormuz so that things would return to how they were at the beginning.»
«Because within that clause regarding the Strait of Hormuz, it was required to observe the frameworks established by the Islamic Republic. Because they failed to observe them, this agreement broke down again.»
«But now, once again in the dialogue process we are in, that roadmap for the path that needs to pass through the Strait of Hormuz—which our experts, our brothers in the IRGC, the security and military forces, and the group currently engaged in talks are working on—I have conveyed that path to the Leader, showing that an agreement has been reached.»
Iranian officials reaffirm Omani mediation and lay out reciprocal steps for the United States to secure the reopening of the strategic transit corridor:«I would say the Omanis at first accompanied us a bit, then expressed some objections, but ultimately yesterday—or the day before yesterday, when the Omanis came—they reached that understanding again. They accepted that we and Oman, within that framework and based on the plan that was coordinated, would open the path. That we can reopen it.»
«And now, in fact, we are pursuing this so that, according to those frameworks, if this path opens and America fulfills its commitments—which means lifting the blockade, lifting sanctions, both regarding oil and petrochemical matters, unfreezing our funds, restarting investments, and halting the actions they are taking in Lebanon, compelling Israel to adhere to those frameworks—then we will also naturally open the Strait of Hormuz route based on the decisions that form the system's policy.»
«It is a framework where, in fact, we said the Strait must be opened in this manner. Our talks with the opposing sides are based on that very memorandum of understanding we had. And to the extent that progress has been made, they accept that they must return to the memorandum of understanding and execute the frameworks we have set.»
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