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Iran said Tuesday that Washington’s response to its demands was “not convincing” and insisted the Strait of Hormuz would reopen only after the United States fulfills seven Iranian conditions.
“The US response to Iran’s rights and demands was not convincing,” Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said in a post on X.
Rezaei said Washington must answer the conditions “fully and explicitly” and meet them. “Only then will the Strait of Hormuz be reopened,” he added.
Tehran’s reported seven conditions begin with a ceasefire across the Middle East. They also include the release of Iranian assets frozen abroad and the lifting of sanctions on Iran’s oil sector.
The list goes on to include an end to the US naval blockade and the payment of war reparations. Iran also wants US forces withdrawn and an end to what it describes as threats and interference.
Rezaei’s remarks came as Qatar continues to mediate between Tehran and Washington.
Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported Tuesday, citing sources close to the mediation team, that Washington had agreed to a draft memorandum of understanding presented to Iran by a Qatari delegation on Monday. The report did not appear to be accompanied by any Iranian response to the draft, and Rezaei’s statement did not address it directly.
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. A large share of the world’s seaborne oil exports passes through it, which has long made it one of the most closely watched chokepoints in global energy trade.
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