A senior Iranian official says that the reopening of the Strait requires the US to accept the seven conditions, Kyodo reports; "Iran would adopt a "flexible stance" on the nuclear issue", if an agreement on the reopening of the Strait is reached

• "Iran is believed to be considering measures such as reducing uranium enrichment levels and transporting highly enriched uranium abroad".

Linking a strait reopening to a fixed list of preconditions is the standard opening posture in episodes of Gulf shipping disruption: the party controlling the chokepoint frames transit as a concession to be purchased, then trades it against its highest-value file, which in Iran's case has repeatedly been the nuclear dossier. The 'flexible stance' offer, enriched material shipped abroad and lower enrichment levels, mirrors the shape of past interim arrangements and is typically floated as a negotiating floor rather than a commitment. Episodes of this kind have tended to follow a sequence of maximalist conditions, partial backchannel movement, then a phased reopening, with crude carrying a geopolitical risk premium through the headline phase that erodes once actual tanker flows resume; the tell is freight and insurance pricing on the route rather than official statements. Kyodo as the conduit suggests a Japanese-mediated channel, consistent with past instances where third parties carried messages between Washington and Tehran. What matters next is whether the seven conditions are publicised or kept deniable, and whether enrichment-verification language appears alongside any reopening announcement, since the former without the latter has historically been posturing.