"America must end the war, pay Iran's frozen assets, the war must end throughout the region, including in Lebanon and Gaza," he said. "If an agreement is reached between Iran and Oman regarding the transit route through the Strait of Hormuz, this agreement will be a matter separate from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz." Mohammad Mokhber, an adviser to Khamenei, also said on X on Tuesday that "the punishment of the aggressor continues, and the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until Iran's conditions are met". Iran has hit back by striking U.S. assets and infrastructure in countries including Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The fatalities aboard the Egyptian-owned Tihamah, if confirmed, would be the first deaths in a Houthi strike on shipping since the Iran war began.