Iran Maintains Stance: "Hormuz Will Not Be Reopened" Despite U.S. Response

The Iranian negotiator stated that the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened unless the conditions demanded by Iran from the United States are met.

According to major international media outlets such as Iran's state-run Nournews on October 4 (local time), Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament and former head of the negotiation delegation, conveyed this in interviews with local media.

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Speaker Ghalibaf said, "While the United States says one thing in the media, they have recently presented a proposal through a mediator. However, they need to understand that the era of dragging out the process and imposing unilateral demands is over."

He further stressed, "The position of the Islamic Republic of Iran is absolutely clear and firm—the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until our seven conditions, based on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), are fulfilled."

Last month, on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly, Iran proposed a "seven-day confidence-building plan" to the United States. The U.S. responded to the plan, but it is reported that the two sides differed over the sequence of implementation of the measures.

Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed an MOU containing an end-of-conflict roadmap in July, mediated by Pakistan. However, negotiations have reached an impasse as the two countries have failed to narrow differences regarding control of the Strait of Hormuz.

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