TEHRAN: Iran’s top security official said Sunday that Washington’s response to seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz was inadequate, though the United States accepted some demands.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said several issues remained unresolved and required clarification from Washington.
Iran submitted its proposal during the United Nations General Assembly, offering to restore normal shipping through the waterway within seven days if the conditions were met. The United States subsequently delivered its response through Qatari mediators.
Rezaei said Tehran made it clear it would not reopen the strait to American vessels or resume negotiations until Washington met its conditions. However, he acknowledged that the American response addressed some Iranian demands.
“They have accepted some of our conditions, while others remain unclear,” Rezaei said, according to Iranian state media. He insisted that Washington must now clarify the outstanding issues rather than expect another response from Tehran.
Meanwhile, Qatar and other regional mediators have continued passing messages between the two countries. In late September, Tehran confirmed receiving an American response to an earlier proposal to revive the collapsed Gulf ceasefire.
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President Donald Trump previously said he rejected Iran’s proposal. The diplomatic dispute continues amid the US-Iran conflict and restrictions on shipping through the strategic waterway.
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Before the war, the Strait of Hormuz carried approximately one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas shipments. The White House did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment on Rezaei’s latest remarks.
