Iran said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States changes its behavior, lifts its naval blockade, releases frozen Iranian assets, accepts compensation demands and agrees to a region-wide ceasefire, rejecting President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington has "total control" of the waterway. Mohsen Rezaei, identified in the report as the newly appointed head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, told China’s ambassador to Tehran that the strait would not reopen unless U.S. conditions were met, while also pressing for an end to sanctions and broader de-escalation including in Gaza and Lebanon. Shipping remained severely disrupted, with Kpler data showing eight vessels transiting Hormuz on Tuesday, the lowest daily tally since August 5 and far below prewar norms of about 130 ships a day. Maritime risks also widened beyond Hormuz after U.S. forces said they disabled the Panama-flagged M/V Vela Nova in the Gulf of Oman for allegedly breaching the blockade of Iranian ports, while Yemeni authorities said six people were killed and 10 injured in a Houthi attack on the Egyptian-owned Tihamah in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Oman-mediated talks on future management of Hormuz were described by Iran as being in their final stages, and Qatar said it had received positive signals from Tehran and Muscat, but broader U.S.-Iran diplomacy remained uncertain as both sides hardened their rhetoric.