Phyrex|8月 29, 2026 06:44
Iran is ready to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but will Trump agree to revive the June agreement?
The Iranian president talked about several issues related to the Strait of Hormuz today. The U.S. needs to lift the maritime blockade and sanctions on Iranian ports, release Iran's frozen funds, and demand that Israel stop its attacks on Lebanon. As long as the U.S. fulfills the commitments in the previous memorandum of understanding, Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran and Oman have even discussed new shipping routes, and the Iranian president mentioned that this route has already been communicated to the commander of the Revolutionary Guard. In other words, the resumption of navigation is no longer just a diplomatic discussion—specific routes and execution departments are already being arranged.
This is different from the conditions Iran proposed a few days ago. On August 27, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council demanded the lifting of port blockades, the removal of sanctions, an end to regional wars, and compensation for war damages. However, today, the Iranian president referred back to the June memorandum of understanding, and war reparations were not mentioned this time.
The June agreement originally involved the U.S. lifting the maritime blockade on Iranian ports, restoring exemptions for Iranian oil exports, Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and both sides continuing discussions on sanctions, frozen funds, nuclear issues, and subsequent economic arrangements. Iran and Oman were tasked with discussing the management of shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz.
So, I don’t find it surprising that Iran’s stance has shifted recently. After half a year of conflict, the U.S. hasn’t managed to topple the Iranian regime, and Iran hasn’t been able to use the Hormuz blockade to force the U.S. out of the Middle East. Now, with the U.S. continuing to tighten maritime and financial blockades, Iran’s oil exports, foreign exchange income, imports, and domestic economy are under increasing pressure. Dragging this out further doesn’t benefit Iran either.
Iran’s recent diplomatic approach is also changing. The Iranian president has been emphasizing improving relations with neighboring countries, and the Iranian foreign minister has been discussing Lebanon, Egypt, and other neighbors. Now that even the new Hormuz shipping route has been agreed upon with Oman, it’s clear that Iran is considering how to end the current prolonged blockade.
But there’s still a big issue on the U.S. side. Trump has explicitly refused to extend the June agreement, and the U.S. government has repeatedly told mediating countries recently that it is unwilling to accept the terms of that deal again.
So now the situation is this: the Iranian president is once again emphasizing the June agreement, war reparations are no longer being mentioned, and the shipping routes through Hormuz are already prepared in advance. The next step depends on whether Trump will reconsider.
If the U.S. is willing to revisit the June plan, the chances of resuming large-scale navigation through the Strait of Hormuz are still quite high.
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