Iran has listed fresh conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that compensation for war damages must be paid before normal shipping can resume. The vital waterway has remained under an effective blockade since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in late February. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said talks with Oman on managing the strait were progressing but stressed that reopening it “is subject to other conditions and compensation for the violation” of the June agreement. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards insisted that Hormuz’s reopening had “nothing to do with the negotiations between Iran and Oman” and said the “enemy is forced to accept Iran’s conditions for the opening of the strait”. The United Arab Emirates accused Iran of launching a missile at an ADNOC tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, although no casualties were reported.