Tehran, August 8 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Saturday said that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz depends on the US making amends for its 'violations' of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The Foreign Minister made these remarks on the sidelines of a press conference by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported. We are very close to reaching an agreement,” the Iranian Foreign Minister stated. However, he noted that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is contingent upon other conditions, including the United States ‘making amends for its violations’ of the MoU. He also said that the violations of the MoU should be followed up and reiterated that the US violated the MoU.