Iran links the opening of the Strait of Hormuz to 7 stages, increasing tensions with the USA

Reaching a solution in the Iran crisis, which has been going on for months, still seems far away. While Iran stated that this time they were insistent on the 7 conditions they conveyed to the USA regarding the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump claimed that it was "again" at a new decision stage. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Baqir Qalibaf said, regarding his country's offer to the USA under the mediation of Qatar, "The Strait of Hormuz will not be opened unless the 7 conditions offered by Iran are implemented." According to the country's official news agency IRNA, in his statement at the parliamentary session, Qalibaf argued that they made a proposal to Iran through mediators, contrary to the statements of the Americans in the media. He said, "They need to know that the period of making unilateral demands is over and that the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened unless the 7 conditions offered by Iran are implemented."

Kalibaf argued that the USA knows Iran's determination well and has increased its threat rhetoric in addition to economic pressure and military initiatives to create perception in the domestic public. Emphasizing that his country determines policy based on facts, not threatening statements on social media, Qalibaf said that the "contradictory" statements made by the Americans aim to confuse the minds of the Iranian people.

'Just solution'

The Iranian delegation went to the USA on the margins of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and presented 7 conditions to the USA under the mediation of Qatar regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, but US President Donald Trump announced that they did not accept Iran's conditions.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, on the other hand, claimed that they would respond more strongly to a possible attack against his country, in his meeting with foreign ambassadors and diplomatic representatives in the capital Tehran. Arakchi said, "Iran is ready to proceed through diplomacy for a just solution."

new decision

On the other hand, US President Donald Trump said, "I am in the decision-making process regarding Iran. The only question is: Will we handle this process the easy way or the hard way?" he said. Answering questions from members of the press at the White House, Trump said, "We have officially destroyed Iran. Now I am in the decision-making process regarding Iran. The only question is: Will we handle this process the easy way or the hard way?" he replied.

Were Iranian diplomats deported?

The US State Department deported two diplomats from the Iranian delegation, who were in New York for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly meetings, on the grounds that they did not comply with instructions to leave the country. Speaking to the AFP news agency, a senior US official stated that two Iranian delegation members continued to stay in New York long after the UN General Assembly meetings ended and said, "These people were deported from the USA." A few days ago, the USA asked the delegation, including Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi, to leave the country on the grounds that an agreement could not be reached. Iranian Foreign Minister Arakchi, on the other hand, denied the claim that two Iranian diplomats who attended the UN General Assembly were deported on the grounds that they did not leave the country within the time given for them to leave the USA. Arakchi reacted to the news of the US-based news platform Axios and said, "All Iranian diplomats who attended the UN General Assembly left (the USA) as planned, except for one who left earlier."

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