Iran on Saturday issued a list of demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but many of those demands were already agreed to by the United States in a memorandum of understanding signed in June, according to a France 24 correspondent. The June pact, signed in Islamabad between Iran and the US, reportedly covered many of the same points, though its language was broad and left room for interpretation. The new demands have been characterized as preconditions, but the overlap suggests continuity rather than a fresh set of terms. The strait is Iran's key leverage in pressing Washington to release frozen Iranian assets, lift economic sanctions, and end its naval blockade.