Day 52 · U.S.-Iran Regional Conflict

Iran Sets Hormuz Conditions

Mediators push Tehran to reopen Hormuz as the US denies direct talks.

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Updated Aug 27, 9:00pm ET

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Qatar’s prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Thursday over an Iran-Oman plan for a temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping corridor. Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran is drafting reopening conditions after mediator requests, while the White House said no U.S.-Iran negotiations are underway. A commercial tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile in the strait on Aug. 27, with traffic averaging 15 vessels a day in August, down from about 130 before the war.

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