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Ghalibaf Says Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until US Meets Conditions
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said a key sea passage called the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed for now.
He said the United States must meet seven conditions first.
The conditions are based on a plan the two countries agreed to in June.
Ghalibaf said the US had recently sent proposals through a mediator.
He also said Iran would not accept demands he viewed as one-sided.
The June plan was meant to help end fighting and allow more talks.
Those talks were expected to include Iran’s nuclear program.
The article does not list the seven conditions.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until seven conditions are met.
He said the conditions are based on a 14-point memorandum of understanding signed in June.
Ghalibaf said the United States recently sent proposals through a mediator.
He rejected what he described as unilateral US demands and said Iran’s position was clear.
The June framework aimed to end hostilities and set a path for further negotiations, including on Iran’s nuclear program.
- Who
- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran, and the United States
- What
- Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until seven conditions tied to a June memorandum are met.
- Where
- Iranian Parliament; the statement concerned the Strait of Hormuz.
- When
- In a speech at the Iranian Parliament; the article does not provide a date.
- Why
- Ghalibaf linked reopening the strait to fulfilment of Iran’s seven conditions and rejected what he called unilateral US demands.
Iran’s stated position
US proposals and framework
Conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s stated position
Ghalibaf said the strait would not reopen until seven conditions based on the June memorandum were met.
US proposals and framework
The article says the United States put forward proposals through a mediator, but does not detail the US position on reopening the strait.
Negotiations
Iran’s stated position
Ghalibaf rejected what he described as unilateral demands and said Iran’s position was definite.
US proposals and framework
The June framework sought to end hostilities and create a path for further negotiations, including on Iran’s nuclear program.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian Parliament Speaker
- Key waterway
- Strait of Hormuz
- Conditions
- Seven, according to Ghalibaf
- Basis for conditions
- A 14-point memorandum of understanding signed in June
- US proposals
- Ghalibaf said proposals had recently been conveyed through a mediator
- June framework
- Aimed to end hostilities and provide a path to further negotiations
- Roadmap
- The framework announced a goal of reaching a final agreement within 60 days
Quotes
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Iranian Parliament Speaker
“But they must realise that the era of wasting time and dictating unilateral demands is over and the position of the Islamic Republic of Iran is completely clear and definite, and the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until our seven conditions based on the Islamabad Memorandum are met.”
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