
Iran Lays Out Sweeping Terms to End U.S. War: $24 Billion, Nuclear Freedom and Demands on Yemen and Lebanon
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that the conflict with the United States could be brought to an end if Washington abandons its threats against Tehran and accepts a sweeping list of Iranian conditions involving frozen assets, Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, and developments in Lebanon and Yemen.
IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohibi, whose remarks were carried by Iran’s Fars News Agency, said Washington would have to halt the fighting entirely and cease issuing additional threats against Iran if it wants the current confrontation to end.
Among Tehran’s demands, Mohibi said, are an Israeli military withdrawal from Lebanon, the lifting of the blockade on Yemen, the release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian funds, and an end to outside interference with Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities.
The demands came as the IRGC separately announced Wednesday that Iran was establishing a new restricted maritime area extending beyond the Strait of Hormuz into portions of the Gulf of Oman. Iranian authorities said the precise boundaries of the zone would be disclosed later.
Speaking on Iranian state television, Mohibi said the restricted zone would begin approximately off the coast of Chabahar and stretch across sections of the Gulf of Oman and into the Arabian Sea.
He warned that ships entering the newly designated area without obtaining advance authorization could be subjected to punitive action, including being denied services necessary for maritime navigation.
Iranian and American forces have continued military operations in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz, with the strategic shipping route remaining a major focus of the confrontation between the two countries.
Commercial traffic through the strait has been almost completely disrupted since the latest escalation began. Tehran has required ships to receive authorization before transiting the waterway, a requirement rejected by the United States and several regional governments.
Washington, meanwhile, has intensified its own pressure campaign against Tehran, imposing a blockade on Iranian ports while adding new sanctions against Iranian airlines as part of broader efforts to restrict Iran economically.