Iran threatens new strikes as it awaits US response to Hormuz plan
Summary
Iran has threatened new attacks on infrastructure across the Middle East as it awaits a US response to a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran is demanding a ceasefire, sanctions relief and an end to the US naval blockade, while Washington and Qatar continue talks.
Key Points
- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that no infrastructure in the region would be safe if Iran’s security was not guaranteed.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Qatari intermediaries had relayed ideas to the United States and a response was expected soon.
- Iran says reopening the Strait of Hormuz depends on a ceasefire, the unfreezing of assets, sanctions relief and the lifting of the US naval blockade.
- The Revolutionary Guards rejected US claims that the strait is open, saying only limited oil shipments are moving under heavy restrictions.
