### [2026-08-27](/feed/2026/08/27/index.md)

#####  Middle Eastern crisis
# Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says that Iran is preparing a set of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators called for them to do so. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/3fec1b0a85a0/world/middle-east/irans-security-chief-denies-allegations-iranian-plot-assassinate-trumps-son-al-2026-08-27/)

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