Iran Issues Demands to US for Reopening Strait of Hormuz

Tehran has issued a list of demands to the US in exchange for reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolqadr demanded the lifting of the US naval blockade, troop withdrawals, a complete cessation of hostilities, compensation for damages, and access to frozen assets. The White House has not yet commented. The demands follow President Donald Trump’s Aug. 2 decision to suspend a planned US air campaign against Iran to allow for…