Tehran [Iran], August 9 : The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen only after the US "fully" accepts Iran's conditions, even as Tehran and Oman said they are "very close" to a new shipping protocol for the key waterway, Al Jazeera reported. IRGC spokesperson Sardar Mohebi said that reopening the strait would depend on "specific mechanisms and conditions" separate from ongoing negotiations with Oman. He said reopening would be conditional on the US fully accepting Iran's conditions and ending interference in regional negotiations. This came after the Iranian officials discussed negotiations with Oman over a new protocol for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and conditions for reopening the key waterway. However, he said additional conditions, including US compensation to Iran, would have to be met before the strait could be reopened.