Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen only if the United States accepts Tehran’s conditions and stops interfering in regional negotiations, keeping the strategically important waterway at the center of rising tensions between the two countries. Mohebi said the reopening of the strait would be decided through Iran’s own mechanisms and would not depend on negotiations between Iran and Oman. “Whenever the United States accepts Iran’s conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will certainly be reopened,” he said. The comments come as Iran and Oman continue discussions over arrangements for commercial shipping through the waterway. With the strait still closed, the waterway remains both a critical trade route and a powerful symbol of the wider confrontation between Iran and the United States.