Iranian negotiator: “U.S. must accept our demands for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen”

[Financial News] Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is leading Iran’s negotiating team for ending the war, said the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened only if the United States accepts Iran’s “seven demands.”
In an interview with the Arab media outlet Al Jazeera on the 11th (local time), Speaker Ghalibaf said, “The United States has yet to provide an official and clear response to our letter,” and argued that “an agreement must be reached on the seven conditions Iran has put forward.”
The conditions reportedly include lifting the naval blockade and unilateral sanctions, returning frozen assets, and ending the war.
Speaker Ghalibaf said, “We have reached an agreement with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz,” and argued that “since the shipping route is managed under the laws of the two coastal countries, the United States, 12,000 kilometers away, has no right to control the strait and must leave immediately.”
He also addressed speculation raised by some that Iran’s negotiating team would be replaced.
Speaker Ghalibaf said, “Major decisions on negotiations are made by the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and approved by the supreme leader, but I am responsible for leading the negotiations and taking follow-up measures.”
He dismissed the claim, saying, “When the United States says, ‘We don’t know whom to talk to in Iran,’ it is nothing more than a constant deception tactic.”
Earlier, after meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on the 9th, U.S. President Donald Trump said of the possibility of further attacks on Iran, “It is very unlikely and does not seem necessary.”
He said he would step up the “Iron Gate” operation, which would block the land routes Iran uses to transport advanced weapons and technology, in addition to the existing economic sanctions and naval blockade.


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