Iran’s Speaker: Will not reopen Strait of Hormuz unless US meets 7 conditions

Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf. (Reuters)

After the United States rejected Iran's earlier proposal for a seven-day ceasefire, Nournews, a media outlet affiliated with Iran's top security agency, reported that Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, speaker of Iran's parliament and chief negotiator, said on the 4th that the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened unless Washington met Iran's seven conditions based on the memorandum of understanding reached by the United States and Iran in June.

The report quoted Qalibaf as saying: "The Americans, who say otherwise in the media, have recently proposed some solutions through mediators. But they must understand that the period of delaying the process and command-style unilateral demands is over."

Qalibaf also said that Iran's position is very clear and firm, that is, it will not open the Strait of Hormuz unless the United States meets the seven conditions imposed by Iran based on the "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding" reached by the two sides in June.

The memorandum of understanding reached by the United States and Iran in June has collapsed due to the resumption of hostilities and unresolved disputes between the two sides. As for the conditions proposed by Iran, they include an end to the war on all fronts, the unfreezing of Iranian funds, and the end of the U.S. naval blockade of Iran.