Tehran: Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz only after receiving compensation for war-related damages, a senior official said. Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, deputy for communications at the Iranian president’s office, stated that the compensation would be paid under a ‘new legal regime’ based on transit fees.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Tabatabaei also used a social media platform to criticize US President Donald Trump. Trump had earlier threatened to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure due to the strait’s closure. Tabatabaei remarked that Trump had ‘resorted to obscenities and nonsense out of sheer desperation and anger.’
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical maritime passageway for global oil shipments, and its closure has significant implications for international trade and diplomacy. Iran’s demand for compensation indicates a strategic maneuver to address past grievances while leveraging its geopolitical influence in the region.