“It is up to the American side to cease and make amends for its illegal and destructive actions,” Esmail Baghaei said on Monday, referring to the American blockade of Iranian ports.
Iran wants the US to lift the blockade, pay compensation for damages caused by the war, abolish economic sanctions and release Iran's frozen assets.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz - a waterway that normally carries about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas - has become the war’s most lasting consequence. The stalemate has made energy prices a key issue in American politics ahead of the midterm elections in November.
