Qalibaf: The Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened unless the seven Iranian conditions are met

The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened unless the seven Iranian conditions contained in the interim agreement concluded with America in June are met, days after Tehran received Washington’s response to its diplomatic proposal.

Noor News website quoted Ghalibaf as saying: “The Americans, who say something different in the media, recently put forward proposals through an intermediary. But they must realize that the stage of procrastination and imposing unilateral demands has ended.”

He added: “The position of the Islamic Republic of Iran is completely clear and firm, and it will not open the Strait of Hormuz until our seven conditions, based on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, are met.”

“There is no military solution or through sanctions.”

For his part, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed on Sunday that a military solution and sanctions will not lead to an end to the conflict between Tehran and Washington, at a time when talks to stop the war in the Middle East have reached a dead end.

Araghchi said during his meeting with ambassadors of foreign countries: “There is no military solution and there is no solution based on new sanctions,” adding: “If our enemies again choose the path of military confrontation, our response will be stronger than before (...) But if they prefer the diplomatic path, we are still ready to reach an honorable and just solution,” according to what was reported by Agence France-Presse.

In addition, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei stated that the American proposal is similar to previous proposals and focuses on the nuclear file, while Tehran wants to focus on the Strait of Hormuz.

Baghaei said that Tehran clarified its positions through mediators regarding the American response to its plan.

The spokesman pointed out that there are additional points that still need to be communicated to the American side, while the issue of the return of IAEA inspectors to Iran was not discussed.

The US State Department announced on Saturday that the United States had “expelled” two members of the Iranian delegation that participated in recent UN General Assembly meetings after they ignored an order to leave the country.

An American official said, “Two additional members of the Iranian delegation were found to be still present in New York long after the end of the work of the United Nations General Assembly.” Now they have been expelled from the United States,” he said, noting that Secretary of State Marco Rubio “is serious about what he says.”

According to Agence France-Presse, American media reported that the State Department had asked Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation to leave the country on Monday, and resorted to expelling the two aforementioned members after learning from the Iranian mission to the United Nations that they were still in the country on Friday.

According to Axios, one of the delegation members left on Friday night, while the second left on Saturday morning.

American and Iranian officials met in New York last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings.

US President Donald Trump had rejected a proposal from Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in seven days, but he told American media that he expected the talks to resume in the coming days.

On the other hand, the official Iranian News Agency (IRNA) reported that there are no further direct talks scheduled between Tehran and Washington.

At a time when American threats to Iran are escalating and diplomatic efforts to end the war are faltering, the administration of President Donald Trump is intensifying its consultations regarding the next stage, amid indications of increasing opportunities for a military option.

In light of this atmosphere, President Trump asked senior officials in his administration to study opportunities to return to “major operations,” hinting at the continuation of hostilities if Tehran did not reach an agreement with Washington.

The Axios website quoted three American officials as saying that senior officials held a secret meeting at Camp David that lasted hours, to discuss the next steps in the war with Iran, in anticipation of a new phase of the confrontation. The news site explained that Vice President J.D. Vance chaired the meeting in which Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, White House envoy Steve Witkoff, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Kean participated.

One of the officials told the site, “Some matters were resolved at this meeting, and others were discussed in depth.”