Iran's security chief says US response to our demands is unconvincing

Iran's security chief assessed on the 3rd (local time) that the United States' response to Iran's demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming peace negotiations was insufficient.

Mohsen Rezai, Secretary General of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), a hardliner in Iran, wrote in

“The United States must fully and clearly accept Iran’s seven conditions and implement them into action,” he said, adding, “Only in this case will the Strait of Hormuz be reopened.”

Previously, Iran recently proposed the so-called 'two-day plan' to the United States through Qatar, a mediating country. The seven-step proposal that Iran previously presented in September has been condensed into a two-day schedule.

Under the proposal, on Day 1, the United States would lift the blockade of Iranian ports, approve a moratorium on sanctions on the sale of Iranian crude oil, and cancel all new sanctions.

The gist of it is that if the U.S. measures are implemented, Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the second day to restore normal maritime traffic, and then continue follow-up negotiations on other issues.

While Qatar was coordinating the positions of the United States and Iran regarding this proposal, the United States attacked Geshum Island in southern Iran the day before.

U.S. officials described the attack as a defensive measure aimed at preventing Iran from attacking merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran reacted to the US strike on Gesium Island.

Iranian President Massoud Fezezhikian said, "Resuming the war will not benefit anyone."

In addition, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Khalibaf, who is leading the negotiations with the United States, warned, "Iran is ready for battle with its hand on the trigger," and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi emphasized that Iran has a legitimate right to self-defense after the U.S. strike.