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Iran Sets Conditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz on 6-Month Anniversary of Trump’s “Excursion”

HeadlineAug 28, 2026

Iranian officials say Tehran is ​preparing a list of conditions needed to reopen shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Iran would only reopen the waterway if the U.S. lifted its blockade of Iranian ports, while paying compensation and removing sanctions. Today marks the six-month anniversary of joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. At the time, President Trump called the strikes a “short-term excursion,” promising they would end within weeks.

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