
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araqchi, conditions the reopening and dialogue on the acceptance of Iranian conditions.
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The Strait of Hormuz is a critical point for maritime oil transport. Tensions between Iran and the US have historically affected stability in the region.
Iran is holding intensive consultations through mediators, including Qatar and Pakistan, to reach a possible agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume negotiations with the United States, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday.
"If the United States accepts our conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and negotiations will resume," Araqchi said, according to statements recorded in an interview with the official Irna news agency.
These statements coincide with the confirmation by the Iranian president, Masud Pezeshkian, cited by the same agency, that the Iranian supreme guide, Mojtaba Khamenei, has granted "powers" to the Government in efforts to end the war with the United States.
"We are striving to resolve the problem through dialogue. In this sense, the supreme leader has conferred certain powers on the Government," he declared without specifying which ones, at a time when the exchange of messages is being carried out through mediators, according to Tehran.
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