US-Iran Hormuz Standoff: Each Side's Demands Require the Other to Back Down First

Iran's IRGC says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US ends its "acts of aggression." Washington's stated goal is to force the strait open through military strikes—now in their 10th consecutive round. Each side conditions de-escalation on the other's capitulation. The last truce collapsed July 8; no successor framework has emerged.