Iran: The United States accepts some of Iran’s conditions, but its response is “insufficient”

China News Service, October 12. According to Iranian media reports, Mohsin Rezai, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said in an interview with Iran News TV on the 11th that the United States has responded to the seven conditions proposed by Iran to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran believes that the US response is “insufficient.”

Rezaei said: "In the past two months, the United States has requested Iran to propose proposals through three different channels: Pakistan, Qatar, and Iraq. Iran has proposed seven conditions to the United States and clearly informed the United States that unless these conditions are met, it will not open the Strait of Hormuz to it and will not engage in any negotiations."

Rezai said: "The United States has responded. In the response, they accepted some of our conditions, but there are still some ambiguities about other conditions." He emphasized that the United States must clarify some ambiguities, and Iran needs to observe whether the United States can eliminate Iran's doubts so that follow-up work can be carried out.

Rezai said Iran was ready to demonstrate new military capabilities if fighting resumed. "Today, we are fully prepared to bring new capabilities to the battlefield should fighting resume," he added. He warned that if the United States launches aggression against Iran again, U.S. assets in West Asia will be targeted, including critical data systems and artificial intelligence facilities.

Rezaei also refuted U.S. claims that the Strait of Hormuz is open. He said that some ships operate through smuggling networks, the current shipping volume in the strait is still far below pre-war levels, and Iran will continue to control the management of the Strait of Hormuz.