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Iran puts Hormuz conditions before nuclear talks, correspondent reports

The Tehran dispatch describes a message from JD Vance through Qatar as Revolutionary Guards claim three tankers struck mines.

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0:28Jaber recounts the Revolutionary Guards' claim that three tankers struck mines in an unauthorized southern passage.
1:10He describes Iranian claims of capturing one American drone and shooting down another.
2:18An Iranian army spokesperson says reopening Hormuz depends on meeting Iran's conditions, according to Jaber.
2:39Jaber reports a Vance message through Qatar and says Tehran prioritizes Hormuz over the nuclear file.
3:54The correspondent describes commanders visiting military installations and provinces to bolster readiness and morale.

Tehran is concentrating on control of the Strait of Hormuz rather than its nuclear program in exchanges with Washington, correspondent Amir Jaber reports for Qatar-based Al Araby Television. His dispatch describes an American message from Vice President JD Vance to senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei, conveyed through a Qatari intermediary.

Jaber says Iran sees the waterway as leverage that can protect its leadership and is showing no flexibility before returning to negotiations. He cites an Iranian army spokesperson saying the strait will reopen only when Iran's conditions are met. The report does not set out those conditions.

That diplomatic account accompanies a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claiming that three oil tankers struck naval mines in the southern part of the strait within a day. According to the Guards' statement displayed during the broadcast, the ships entered a passage Iran had not authorized, and the impacts caused explosions and fires. These are Iranian military claims, not independently established findings in the report.

A separate on-screen notice attributes to a British maritime authority a report of an incident north of Khasab, Oman. That notice does not establish that all three tanker incidents occurred as the Guards describe.

Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman, between Iran and Oman's Musandam Peninsula. Its importance as a route for oil shipping gives threats to navigation consequences far beyond the countries on its shores.

Jaber also recounts Iranian statements claiming the capture of one American drone and the destruction of another. He interprets the announcements as signs of preparation for possible escalation with the United States and Israel. The dispatch closes with his account of army and Revolutionary Guards commanders visiting military installations and provinces to strengthen readiness and morale.

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