Iran: U.S. response to proposal to reopen Strait of Hormoz falls short

Iran's state-run media today quoted Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Rezaei as saying that the United States' response to Iran's seven conditions for restarting the strategic Strait of Hormuz was "insufficient."

Reuters reported that Iran had put forward a proposal during the United Nations General Assembly stating that normal shipping in the Strait of Hormuz could be restored within seven days as long as relevant conditions were met. The United States later responded through mediator Qatar.

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Mohsen Rezaei said Washington must provide clarification on issues that Tehran still has doubts about. He pointed out: "We have proposed seven conditions to the United States and made it clear that before these conditions are met, the Strait of Hormuz will not be open to the United States, and negotiations will not begin."

The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Rezaei said that Iran "will no longer respond to the United States." "In their response, they have accepted some of our conditions, but the rest are still unclear," he said.

Tehran said at the end of September that it had received a response from the United States to its latest proposal to restore the broken ceasefire. U.S. President Trump said a few days ago that he had rejected the relevant proposal. (Compiled by: He Hongru) 1151012