伊朗正通过掌控霍尔木兹海峡来向特朗普政府施压，要求其恢复并履行今年6月17日签署的谅解备忘录。[1]该备忘录在数周内遭违反，特朗普随后宣布协议"已结束"。[1]
伊朗最高国家安全委员会秘书Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr周六列出了伊朗的具体诉求，包括美国解除海军封锁、取消对伊朗油气出口的制裁、撤出中东地区军事力量、支付战争赔款、解冻被冻结资产，以及停止对包括黎巴嫩在内的伊朗盟国的攻击。[1]
伊朗外交部长Abbas Araghchi表示，伊朗正与阿曼就霍尔木兹海峡通行条件进行谈判，这些谈判已进入最后阶段。[1]但他强调，"与阿曼达成协议不意味着海峡开放，这取决于通过调解人传达的条件是否满足"。[1]
特朗普周日对Axios表示，他相信伊朗最终会因经济困难和通胀压力而让步。[1]他未对伊朗的行动威胁采取新的军事行动，声称"我们在低调处理这件事"。[1]
Iran is leveraging control of the Strait of Hormuz to pressure the Trump administration into honoring a memorandum of understanding signed on June 17 but subsequently abandoned.[1] The agreement was violated within weeks, with Trump declaring the accord "over."[1]
Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr laid out the country's demands on Saturday.[1] Iran is calling on the United States to lift its naval blockade, cancel sanctions on Iranian oil and gas exports, withdraw military forces from the Middle East, pay war reparations, unfreeze and return frozen assets, and cease attacks on Iranian allies including Lebanon.[1] Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz passage conditions "are progressing well and are in the final stage," yet cautioned that "reaching an agreement with Oman does not mean the strait will open—it depends on whether the conditions conveyed through the mediator are met."[1]
Trump expressed confidence on Sunday to Axios that Iran would ultimately concede due to economic hardship and inflation, without threatening new military action and noting that "we are keeping this low-key."[1]