Iran calls reports of reopening Hormuz for $8 billion in frozen assets baseless.
Israeli media reported that the Prime Minister of Qatar conveyed an Iranian proposal to Washington: the US will lift its naval and economic blockade on Iran, and Tehran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, stop attacks on ships and oil tankers of the Gulf states, and stop its demands for control of the strait and transit fees, in exchange for the release of $8 billion in Iranian Qatari assets. US Vice President J. Dee Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pushing the talks, the report said, while Iran remains unwilling to negotiate over its nuclear program. An informed Iranian source said that Iran is committed to its seven conditions and will not accept any negotiations outside this framework, and Mohsen Razai said that the strait will not be opened until these conditions are met.