Hamas hails Iran's vow to keep Strait of Hormuz closed until regional ceasefire
The Islamic resistance movement Hamas has strongly endorsed Iran’s firm stance on regional security, praising Tehran’s declaration that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until a comprehensive, region-wide ceasefire is achieved, including an immediate end to the wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
In a statement released on Thursday, Basem Naim, Head of the Office of Arab and Islamic Relations for Hamas, expressed the movement’s high appreciation for the remarks made by Major General Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), regarding the urgent need to halt the ongoing wars across West Asia.
"Halting these wars is in the best interest of the region, its peoples, and its future," Naim stated. He warned that the continuation of hostilities serves only the strategic objectives of the Zionist enemy, whose overarching agenda is based on dismantling the region, destabilizing its nations, and depleting its vital resources to maintain hegemony.
The remarks came after General Rezaei said in an X post that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States ends its war and blockade against the Islamic Republic, releases Iran’s frozen financial assets, and formally agrees to a comprehensive, region-wide ceasefire that encompasses Gaza, Lebanon, and all other fronts of the Resistance.
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IRAN’s message is clear: the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the U.S. ends the war and blockade, releases Iran’s frozen assets, and agrees to a region-wide ceasefire, including in Lebanon and Gaza. Until all conditions are met, the Strait will remain closed. pic.twitter.com/t5KVxr42Ap
Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in June that allowed Iran to manage the strait and gradually return transit to normal levels, in return for the US lifting its sanctions and blockade on the country.
However, Iran reinstated restrictions in Hormuz after the US violated the terms of the MoU by seeking to undermine Iran's management of the strait.
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