Iran adheres to its seven conditions for negotiating with Washington, and Qatari and Iraqi moves to end the war

A senior Iranian security official confirmed that Tehran will not negotiate with Washington before taking practical steps to meet its seven conditions, at a time when diplomatic efforts are continuing to end the war between the two countries, with an expected meeting between US President Donald Trump and the Qatari Prime Minister at the White House, and Iranian media revealed a visit by the Iraqi Prime Minister to Tehran to discuss mediation efforts.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Mojtaba Khamenei, issued directives to end the state of “no war, no peace,” stressing that Iran is ready for negotiations but will not yield to “coercion or bullying.”

In a speech he delivered on Monday during the ceremony celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the Iranian Dairy Industries Company, Pezeshkian referred to the conspiracies and schemes hatched by enemies to harm the Islamic Republic, stressing that Iran can negotiate and resolve issues while preserving its dignity.

The Iranian President stressed Tehran's commitment to dialogue and diplomacy, and said: "We can negotiate with dignity and end the issue with dignity."

Pezeshkian added that logic requires that Iran avoid war if it can guarantee its rights through negotiations, stressing at the same time that "Iran will not surrender to force or bullying."

In the latest Iranian position on the negotiations, official media quoted a senior Iranian security official on Monday as saying that Tehran does not intend to negotiate with the United States unless Washington takes practical steps to meet Iran’s seven conditions, which it set in a temporary agreement concluded between the two countries last June.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei confirmed, “Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and ships that take “unsafe” routes, and under America’s pressure, unfortunately they are exposed to accidents, and as long as America continues its measures, we will not witness the return of security to this waterway.”

He said in a press conference in the capital, Tehran, on Monday: “Ships that want to cross must coordinate with the relevant Iranian authorities. We control the enemy’s drones and shoot them down. This is clear in defending our land.”

Regarding negotiations, Baqai pointed out that diplomacy and the field are not two separate fields, but rather they are two tools, and as long as we believe that we must use these tools to protect national interests, we will definitely not hesitate.

In response to the American Iron Gate project against Iran, Baghaei said: The origin of this idea called the Iron Gate comes from those American military personnel who are trying to justify their failure.

He stressed that the two-day plan, presented by Iran, is evidence of Iran's good faith.

He said: "Everything that America agreed upon according to the Islamabad meeting is present in this plan. We are talking about a set of demands that no Iranian can exceed."

Official Iranian media reported explosions late Sunday night on Qeshm Island at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.

The Iranian Electricity Company "Tawanir" also denied the occurrence of any cyber attack or outage in the electricity network in the capital, Tehran.

The Iranian IRNA agency said that after some news and speculation spread about the possibility of a cyberattack on the electricity network in the capital following the incident that occurred at the Tehran refinery, the “Tawanir” company came out to deny the reports of a cyberattack.

Technical investigations indicate that the accident that occurred at the Tehran refinery was related to the internal operations and facilities of this industrial complex, and has nothing to do with the national electricity grid or the operation of the electricity distribution network in the capital.

An official in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy stated that navigation support systems in the southern Strait of Hormuz were destroyed.

The unnamed official told Iranian state media on Monday that no unauthorized ships passed through this sea lane during Sunday night.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said yesterday, Sunday, that negotiations with Iran had made only little progress, and that he did not see any imminent breakthrough, adding that Trump preferred a diplomatic solution.

Rubio described Iran's demands as "unacceptable" and, at times, "outrageous, ridiculous and completely unrealistic."

Qatari-American meeting

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with the Prime Minister of Qatar at the White House on Monday, the White House agenda showed, as the conflict with Iran continues and diplomatic efforts to end it face major obstacles.

Trump is scheduled to meet Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, who also serves as Qatar's foreign minister, in a closed meeting. A US official said that Vice President J.D. Vance is also scheduled to meet with the Prime Minister of Qatar.

Qatar played a pivotal role as a mediator between Washington and Tehran, as it conveyed proposals and sought to resolve differences over the Iranian nuclear program and the conditions for ending the conflict.

In a related context, Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic advisor to the Emirati president, said on Monday that his country is not the weakest link in the security equation in the region, stressing that any attack on it will have costs and consequences, and that protecting national sovereignty is a fundamental responsibility that cannot be relied upon on international alliances alone, as he put it.

Gargash indicated, during his participation in the 13th Abu Dhabi Strategic Forum, that Iran will remain a neighbor of the Gulf states, and that common interests and the security of the sea lanes require the continuation of the dialogue, but he stressed that any negotiating path after the war must be based on respect for the sovereignty of countries, non-interference in their internal affairs, and recognition of their security interests.

He stressed that trust between Iran and its neighbors has been damaged, and cannot be restored by political statements alone, but rather requires an actual change in behavior and translating commitments into concrete practices.

Gargash stressed the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz for Gulf economies and global trade, rejecting any attempt to impose Iranian control over an international waterway or using it as a political and economic pressure card, as he described it.

Iraqi and Chinese moves to contain the crisis

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei said that the two-day plan proposal presented by Tehran is the most logical among the proposals on the table, explaining that the strong bilateral relations between Iran and Iraq should not be affected, no matter how strong the pressure is.

The Iranian Fars Agency, which is close to the Revolutionary Guards, reported that Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met with the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Muhammad Baqir Qalibaf, in Tehran, on November 6, to discuss Baghdad’s efforts to end the war between Iran and the United States.

The agency quoted a source it described as informed that the talks focused on Iraqi mediation efforts, noting that Ghalibaf thanked Baghdad for its efforts, reviewed Iran’s proposed plan to end the war within two days, and stressed the need for Washington to respect Tehran’s rights in order to make progress in the negotiations.

The Iraqi ambassador to Iran, Yasser Abdel-Zahra Al-Hajjaj, confirmed to the Iraqi News Agency the Prime Minister’s visit to Tehran, explaining that it aims to reduce regional tensions and prevent further escalation.

These moves come at a time when Baghdad put forward an initiative to form a committee of foreign ministers from countries in the region, heading to Tehran and Washington in an effort to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis.

In terms of international movements to contain the crisis in the Middle East, Zhai Jun met with the Chinese Special Envoy to the Middle East, Ali Bagheri, Deputy Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, during his visit to Iran.

Zhai Jun affirmed China's readiness to push for new progress in bilateral relations with Tehran, stressing that the ongoing and expanding conflict in the Middle East cannot be resolved by force, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement.

The statement added that the visit to Iran came within the framework of a tour conducted by the Chinese envoy during this month, which includes Iran, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In the context of regional efforts, the Saudi and Omani foreign ministers stressed, during a phone call on Monday, the need to continue diplomatic efforts to contain the crisis in the region and preserve maritime security and the safety of shipping lanes, according to what was reported by official Saudi media.

For his part, the Director General of the Persian Gulf Department in the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muhammad Ali Bey, referred to discussing and discussing the latest developments in the region, especially the situation in Yemen, and the two parties’ emphasis on a political solution to the Yemen crisis, as well as “the views presented regarding the future security system of the region,” according to Fars Agency.

Yesterday, Sunday, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement: “The conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen must end as soon as possible through dialogue between the two parties on the basis of the road map agreed upon between them. This requires an immediate cessation of military attacks, a complete end to the siege, and respect for the right of the Yemeni people to self-determination.”

This comes as CNN quoted US President Donald Trump as saying, during a phone call on Sunday, that it was “highly unlikely” that he would order new attacks on Iran as long as talks aimed at ending the conflict were making progress.

The Iranian army announced on Sunday night that an illegal oil tanker caught fire after colliding with a sea mine in the eastern Strait of Hormuz earlier.

The Iranian army said in a statement: “Before noon today, an illegal oil tanker that had turned off its identification systems and was traveling in a prohibited area caught fire after colliding with a sea mine in the eastern Strait of Hormuz.”

The Public Relations Department of the Army Navy confirmed that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to violating ships until any threat has passed.

"The decline in the effectiveness of the American arsenal"

For his part, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stressed that "the people of our region are as tired of Israel's deception as the American people are."

Araqchi said on the X platform, in response to the US President’s recent statements in an interview with CBS: “The US President clearly realized that the overwhelming majority of the American people strongly detest Israel. It seems that he (Trump) has not yet realized the reason for this issue.”

For his part, the official spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarji, said, “The decline in the effectiveness of the American military arsenal has led to the destabilization of the foundations of American influence.”

The Iranian IRNA news agency quoted Brigadier General Shekarji in statements in which he said, “The current political developments in the United States, and the successive failures witnessed by the Trump administration and his party in multiple fields, are not limited to fluctuations in internal policy, but rather are an embodiment of a strategic reality, which is the inability to confront the Iranian will.”

He added, "The attempts led by Trump and his allies to undermine Iran have backfired on them, making them vulnerable to strategic erosion and internal crises as a result of the defeats imposed by the Iranian armed forces and the axis of resistance."

Brigadier General Shekarji concluded his statement by noting that “this strategic defeat is evidence of the shifting balance of global power,” stressing again that “any confrontation with Iran will not end unless the aggressor powers disappear.”

Continued Qatari-Iranian trade exchange

The head of the Joint Iranian-Qatari Chamber of Commerce, Khorshid Kazdrazi, stated that trade exchange between Iran and Qatar is witnessing remarkable continuity despite the regional challenges and existing trade restrictions, stressing that the flow of Iranian exports to the Qatari market takes place directly and without the need for intermediaries.

Qatar is currently making mediation efforts between the United States and Iran to avoid escalation and the return of war again, and to reach a final agreement.

In a statement to IRNA, Kazdrazi explained that exports include multiple vital sectors, most notably food, fruits, vegetables, building materials, and metal products. He revealed strong logistical indicators, as between 70 and 75 refrigerated containers are shipped daily from Bushehr Governorate alone to Qatar. He also pointed out that exports have witnessed a tangible boom over the past four months.