
AI-generated summary
The talks take place amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, in which Iran supports allies such as the Houthi movement in Yemen. The Strait of Hormuz is a key transport route for global oil and gas exports, and its control is of strategic importance to global energy markets.
During the UN General Assembly in New York, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi met with US special envoy Steve Witkoff. The talks took place in the shadow of the ongoing conflict and were aimed at working out the conditions for ending hostilities.
According to Iranian media, Tehran demands an immediate cessation of fighting on all fronts of the so-called "axis of resistance" - i.e. in countries and organizations allied with Iran. However, this is not the end of the demands.
Iran is toughening its stance
The spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Mohebi, emphasized in an interview with AFP that Iran has tightened its conditions towards the US. He said Washington had no choice but to accept them. The most important new demand is the lifting of the blockade of Yemen, where the Tehran-backed Houthi movement is conducting military operations against Saudi Arabia.
Mohebi recalled that the earlier June 17 agreement did not prevent the United States from resuming hostilities. We are not their toy. They cannot unilaterally violate the agreement they have signed (...). So we have tightened our conditions, he added.
The Strait of Hormuz – the key to world markets
One of the main points of contention remains the Strait of Hormuz - a strategic transport route through which up to 20% of the world flowed before the war. global oil and gas exports. After the conflict began, Iran mined the waterway and took control of maritime traffic, leading to serious shortages of raw materials and a sharp increase in prices on world markets.
Tehran declares its readiness to open the strait within seven days if the US eases military pressure and lifts the blockade of Iranian ports.
Future prospects: diplomacy or escalation?
A senior Iranian official assured Reuters that Iran's delegation in New York has full authority to hold talks and revive diplomacy with the United States. However, Iran has warned that it could expand its operations beyond the Middle East if hostilities resume.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
If the US does not ease military pressure and lift the blockade of Iranian ports, Iran will not open the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
Likely · Within days
If the US resumes hostilities, Iran will expand its operations beyond the Middle East.
Possible · Within weeks

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