Tehran demands that Washington "fully and explicitly" accept seven conditions for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Washington must explicitly fulfill Tehran's core demands before the strategic Strait of Hormuz is reopened, as the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and senior security official Mohsen Razai stated on social media. "America's response to Iran's rights and demands was not convincing, and they must fully and explicitly address Iran's seven conditions and act on them," Razai wrote, adding that "only in this case will the Strait of Hormuz be reopened. His words follow earlier statements by Iranian diplomatic officials indicating a willingness to lift the maritime restrictions only after Washington completely ends its economic blockade and foreign military presence.