Iran conditions Strait of Hormuz reopening on US concessions amid rising clashes

Six months after Iran restricted access through the Strait of Hormuz following strikes by Israel and the United States, maritime traffic through the vital energy corridor remains reduced from 95 to approximately 15 daily transits.

Tehran declared the waterway will stay closed until Washington lifts port blockades, ends oil sanctions, unfreezes Iranian assets, and halts military operations. Despite a recent technical agreement between Iran and Oman to establish a safe navigation route, military actions around the passage have intensified.

Tensions escalated after American forces struck Iran's Larak Island to disrupt mine-laying activities, which reportedly involved Iranian forces using rocket-launched mines to target nocturnal US oil shipments through the strait.

Sources: Expresso, Expresso das Ilhas, Jornal Económico, RTP (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal).