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MapIran’s Mohsen Rezaei Rejects US Talks, Says Hormuz Stays Shut Until Seven Conditions Are Met
“there are currently no negotiations taking place between Tehran and Washington”
“both sides were making positive statements about a diplomatic solution”
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Iran's Mohsen Rezaei cites seven conditions for peace talks with the US. Hormuz blockade remains in place until Iran's seven conditions are met.
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Hormuz stays shut
Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran was waiting for a response from the United States on its seven conditions for peace talks and dismissed speculation about holding negotiations with Washington. Rezaei told Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen TV that claims about continuing negotiations or holding a meeting in Qatar were “a pure lie,” and he said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the US meets Tehran’s seven conditions.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said “The conflict with Iran will not be resolved through military means, nor by intensifying sanctions,” and he said the only solution was to adopt a language of respect, engage in diplomacy, and address Iran’s demands and conditions. Araghchi also said Hormuz could be reopened within two days if the demands were met, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was “open to diplomacy” and reiterated Trump’s position that further strikes were not needed if the same objectives were achieved through economic means.
Qatar says talks progress
Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Hashmi said Doha saw “progress” in talks between the US and Iran after Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met Trump at the White House. Al Hashmi said the White House meeting “was held in a positive atmosphere and was focused on making progress in the talks,” and he added that Qatar could not say how close or how far away an agreement was.
Trump said Gulf states including Qatar and Saudi Arabia urged him to hold off on fresh strikes, and he said he would do so for now but keep the US naval blockade in place. Iran’s proposal, as described in the reporting, would resume talks in as little as two days if Washington halted attacks, lifted its blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, and waived some sanctions, with negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme coming later.
Accusations and next moves
Mohsen Rezaei accused the U.S. of “manufacturing fake news about imaginary talks” and called on Washington to “SURRENDER to the seven conditions Iran has repeatedly set out.” Rezaei said on X that “The war on Iran has already wrecked the US government,” and he urged the U.S. to stop denying the West Asian NEW ORDER.
Marco Rubio told reporters that Iran was demanding reparations and “They’re demanding pallets of cash, which the president’s made clear is not going to happen,” while he also said Washington was “open to it” if Iran wanted a deal. The Hill reported that Trump downplayed the likelihood of renewed strikes amid talks with Qatar, and the Times of Israel said Rezaei told Al-Mayadeen that there were currently no negotiations taking place between Tehran and Washington.