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Iran's supreme leader restates terms for ending war with US
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei restated his conditions for ending the war with the US in a meeting with security chief Mohsen Rezaee.
Tehran says the US must lift sanctions and end its naval blockade of Iranian Gulf ports before peace talks can advance.
Washington wants Iran to make concessions on its nuclear programme, including its uranium enrichment.
The two countries also disagree over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global energy supplies, and that dispute has helped derail earlier efforts to halt fighting.
Regional powers are pushing for renewed diplomacy as fears grow of another round of US-Israeli strikes and conflict spreading further across the region.
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have been involved in talks, and China says it is sending envoys to help prevent the situation from worsening.
Whether diplomacy can produce a lasting end to the war remains uncertain, with Iran seeking stronger guarantees against renewed attacks.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reiterated that Iran’s conditions must be met to end the war with the United States.
Tehran has demanded an end to the US naval blockade of its Gulf ports and sanctions relief, while Washington wants concessions on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Iran also wants guarantees against renewed attacks and seeks to retain control over the Strait of Hormuz, while the US wants freedom of passage.
Regional officials and China have stepped up diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation.
The dispute follows the collapse of a June arrangement on the Strait of Hormuz and renewed attacks.
- Who
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei restated Iran’s terms; the United States is the other party to the dispute.
- What
- Khamenei said Iran’s conditions should be implemented to end the war and the “neither war nor peace” situation.
- When
- October 27, according to the Telegram statement.
- Where
- Tehran; Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting with national security chief Mohsen Rezaee.
- Why
- Iran seeks an end to the war and protection against renewed attacks. The two countries also disagree over sanctions, Iran’s nuclear programme and control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran
United States
Peace terms
Iran
Iran wants sanctions relief, an end to the US naval blockade of its Gulf ports and guarantees against renewed attacks.
United States
The US wants Iran to make concessions on its nuclear programme before a final peace settlement.
Strait of Hormuz
Iran
Iran insists it should retain control of the waterway.
United States
The US wants freedom of passage through the strait.
The United States and Israel launched the first strikes of the war on Iran while peace talks were under way in Oman.
Pakistan and Qatar helped broker an arrangement aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, ending the US blockade of Iranian ports and setting conditions for nuclear talks.
The arrangement unravelled, followed by sustained US attacks on Iran and retaliatory Iranian strikes.
Tehran hosted a Qatari delegation and senior security officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan.
Khamenei reiterated Iran’s conditions in a meeting with Mohsen Rezaee, according to a Telegram statement.
China said it would send special envoys to the region to help prevent the situation from worsening.
- Iran’s Supreme Leader
- Mojtaba Khamenei
- Iranian national security chief
- Mohsen Rezaee
- Iran’s stated demands
- End to US naval blockade of its Gulf ports and sanctions relief
- Strait of Hormuz
- Iran insists it should retain control; the US wants freedom of passage
- War’s first strikes
- February 28
- China’s diplomatic step
- Special envoys to the region, announced October 27
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What people are saying
Iran’s priority is not simply to secure another ceasefire, but to end the war permanently and establish deterrence so that the cycle of military attacks by the US and Israel does not keep repeating itself.
Iran believes previous negotiations and ceasefire arrangements failed to protect it from renewed military attacks, and it is therefore seeking more tangible and durable guarantees.
I believe we are capable of resolving our problems in the region without relying on the United States.