Iran’s top security official has said the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will depend on the United States accepting Tehran’s conditions, including an end to the war and the release of Iran’s frozen funds.

Mohsen Rezaei, the newly appointed secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), made the remarks during a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Zong Piyu on Tuesday.

Iran has imposed restrictions on transit through the strategic waterway since early March following US-Israeli military strikes against the country.

“As long as the US does not change its behaviour and accept Iran’s conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened,” Rezaei said.

He said Washington must end its military campaign against Iran and its regional allies and release Iran’s blocked funds before the waterway can be fully reopened.

Rezaei added that Tehran had conveyed additional conditions to Washington through intermediaries involved in indirect negotiations between the two sides in recent weeks.

He also stressed that any agreement between Iran and Oman over transit routes in the Strait of Hormuz would not affect Tehran’s decision on whether to close or reopen the waterway.

The remarks came amid heightened tensions over the strategic waterway, which is a major route for global energy shipments.

During his meeting with the Chinese ambassador, Rezaei welcomed Beijing’s decision to oppose what he described as an “anti-Iranian and illegal” draft resolution at the UN Security Council during the US-Israeli war in March.

He also praised the strategic partnership between Iran and China, saying their membership of international groupings including the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and BRICS could provide further opportunities to strengthen bilateral ties.