According to media reports, Iran is considering allowing European countries to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The current concession may be part of an agreement to push back to normal shipping on this waterway and create favorable conditions for peace negotiations between the US and Iran. In public, Iran has repeatedly stated that it will not allow foreign countries to participate in the demining of this critical shipping channel. However, several diplomatic sources have revealed that Tehran's attitude has softened during closed-door meetings in recent weeks. Sources said that there are two major prerequisites for the European demining mission to be carried out: Iran makes a safety commitment to the naval vessels participating in the operation, and the cease-fire can be maintained; there is no guarantee that the plan will land. At the same time, the operation must also obtain approval from Iran's powerful armed force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It was this force that led the attack on merchant ships passing through the strait. A source revealed that there are still differences within Iran's leadership. Some members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps insist that Iran itself, not other countries, should be responsible for clearing the straits of mines.

According to media reports, Iran is considering allowing European countries to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The current concession may be part of an agreement to push back to normal shipping on this waterway and create favorable conditions for peace negotiations between the US and Iran. In public, Iran has repeatedly stated that it will not allow foreign countries to participate in the demining of this critical shipping channel. However, several diplomatic sources have revealed that Tehran's attitude has softened during closed-door meetings in recent weeks. Sources said that there are two major prerequisites for the European demining mission to be carried out: Iran makes a safety commitment to the naval vessels participating in the operation, and the cease-fire can be maintained; there is no guarantee that the plan will land. At the same time, the operation must also obtain approval from Iran's powerful armed force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It was this force that led the attack on merchant ships passing through the strait. A source revealed that there are still differences within Iran's leadership. Some members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps insist that Iran itself, not other countries, should be responsible for clearing the straits of mines.