Iran parliament speaker demands US lift blockade before reopening Strait of Hormuz

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Iran's parliament speaker and lead U.S. negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf: Tehran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the U.S. lifts its blockade of Iranian ports and meets further conditions. Speaking to parliament on Tuesday, Qalibaf listed the additional terms as the release of blocked assets, the lifting of the oil embargo, and an end to threats and military operations on all fronts, along with other conditions set out in the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.