Iranian official proposes conditions for opening the Strait of Hormuz: first compensate Iran's war losses with past shipping taxes.

MetaMuskRat · 2026-04-05T16:37:48+00:00

People's Financial News, April 5 — Mehdi TabaTabai, Deputy Director of News and Communications at the Iranian Presidential Office, issued a stern statement on the regional situation and the passage through the Strait of Hormuz. TabaTabai harshly criticized U.S. President Trump and his policies on social media, accusing him of resorting to insults out of "desperation and anger," and stated that his reckless actions have triggered a full-scale war in the region. Regarding the control of the Strait of Hormuz, TabaTabai proposed that the strait will only be fully reopened after establishing a new legal framework and using past shipping tax revenues to compensate Iran for all losses suffered during previous wars. (CCTV News)

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2026-04-05 16:37:48

People’s Finance News, April 5—On April 5, Mehdi Tabatabaei, deputy director for news and communications at the Iranian presidential office, made a stern statement regarding the regional situation and the issue of passage through the Strait of Hormuz. On social media, Tabatabaei launched a fierce attack on U.S. President Trump and his policies, accusing him of resorting to insults out of “desperation and anger,” and saying that his reckless actions have triggered a full-scale war within the region. Regarding control of the Strait of Hormuz, Tabatabaei said that the Strait would only fully reopen after a new legal framework is established and after using past ship-tax revenues to compensate Iran for all the losses it suffered in previous wars. (CCTV News)

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