Iranian Official Discusses Journalists and Strait of Hormuz

I would like to congratulate all dear journalists on Journalist's Day.

The reason for choosing this province was, first of all, the kindness and affection

that friends had towards me.

Because I had visited these friends before, and this kindness of theirs led to

me having the honor of being at the service of you noble people today.

But truly, when my friends extended this invitation, I accepted it with all my

heart and soul, out of a sense of duty.

Because Hormozgan Province is one of those provinces that is on the frontline

of the battle against the enemy.

And the journalists of this province, more than any other province, have actually

made efforts and worked hard, and are more exposed to the enemy's attacks

and threats. And we also wanted, from this very point,

to both express our appreciation to the journalists and send a message

to the enemy that the enemy, in the face of the steadfast determination of the

national media and all the various media outlets in the province, He must bow in

respect and see these efforts and struggles that our friends, under the enemy's

missile attacks and cowardly assaults, how, with what love and passion,

they are carrying out their duties. Excellent.

The IRIB reporter asked a question.

Let me ask you in another way.

The Strait of Hormuz is closed.

When will Islamic Iran resolve to reopen it?

Look, reopening the Strait of Hormuz has its own specific mechanism

and has nothing to do with the negotiations between Iran and Oman.

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, in fact, depends

on conditions under which the Islamic Republic will reopen it.

And that depends on the extent of America's acceptance of the

conditions set by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

I have said before that the Strait of Hormuz is not just a waterway for us now,

it is not an economic waterway, but rather a capability and a power that It

will utilize the geography at the disposal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

And the enemy will be forced to accept Iran's conditions for the

strait to be reopened, And from the interferences that are now in the

negotiations between Iran, Oman, and other countries, which have almost reached

their conclusion, to refrain from these interferences and accept Iran's conditions,

Whenever Iran's

conditions...