Iran refuses to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and demands that the U.S. accept seven conditions for negotiations to resume

Iranian Parliament Speaker and Tehran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday, October 4, that Iran would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States fulfills the seven conditions set by the Islamic Republic.

The statement was made during a virtual parliamentary session and broadcast by the Tasnim news agency. Qalibaf said Tehran’s position was “clear and firm” and that Iran had received a new proposal from Washington through intermediaries.

The Iranian parliamentary leader said his country would not yield to economic pressure or military threats and that its decisions were based on the United States’ concrete actions, not on statements it considers contradictory. “We are fighting and negotiating at the same time,” Qalibaf said.

Tensions escalated after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s plan for the temporary reopening of the maritime route. The Tehran government later confirmed that it had received American proposals conveyed through Qatar.

Iran’s conditions include an end to hostilities in the Middle East, the lifting of the naval blockade and sanctions on Iranian oil, as well as the unfreezing of the country’s funds. The Islamabad Memorandum, negotiated in June with Pakistani mediation, was undermined following allegations of attacks on ships and U.S. strikes in southern Iran.