Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Iran Sends Seven Conditions as US Signals Readiness for Negotiations
Iran says it has given the United States seven conditions for ending the war.
Qatar and Pakistan reportedly carried Washington’s message that it may be ready to negotiate.
Iran wants fighting to stop on all fronts, including fighting involving Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis.
It also wants frozen assets released and a naval blockade of its ports ended.
Iran says the United States must provide trustworthy promises that it will not attack again.
If those steps happen, Iran says it will discuss its nuclear program and sanctions.
The two countries previously reached a deal, but both sides later said the other had failed to keep its promises.
Iranian officials are still waiting for President Donald Trump’s response while warning that another US strike remains possible.
Mediators Qatar and Pakistan reportedly told Tehran that Washington is ready to negotiate.
Iran says it will resume a prior memorandum if the United States ends hostilities and fulfills its terms.
Tehran demands guarantees against another attack, the release of seized assets, and an end to the naval blockade.
Iran says negotiations on its nuclear program and sanctions can begin after the agreement is implemented.
The previous 14-point deal collapsed after Washington declared it over and Tehran accused it of violating commitments.
- Who
- The United States, Iran, mediators Qatar and Pakistan, and officials including Donald Trump and Mohsen Rezaei.
- What
- Iran has presented seven conditions for ending the war and beginning negotiations with the United States.
- When
- The conditions were reported on Sunday after a previous 14-point deal signed on June 17 was later suspended and declared over.
- Where
- The negotiations concern the Middle East, including Iran, Iranian ports, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the Strait of Hormuz.
- Why
- Iran says the conditions are needed to end hostilities, restore the prior memorandum, secure guarantees against another attack, and enable nuclear and sanctions negotiations.
Iran’s Position
US Position
Responsibility for the failed agreement
Iran’s Position
Iran says Washington violated its commitments, including promises concerning the blockade of Iranian ports and the release of frozen assets.
US Position
Washington says Tehran failed to honor an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and has accused Iran of not fulfilling the deal.
Conditions for negotiations
Iran’s Position
Iran wants hostilities to end, assets released, the naval blockade lifted, and credible guarantees that it will not be attacked again before moving forward.
US Position
The article reports that Washington has signaled readiness to negotiate through mediators, but it does not specify whether the United States accepts Iran’s conditions.
Future military action
Iran’s Position
Iran says it is prepared for a decisive war and warns that threats will not work, while seeking to end the conflict quickly.
US Position
The United States previously conducted strikes with Israel and, according to Iranian assessments cited in the article, may launch another strike.
- Iran’s conditions
- Seven conditions were reportedly conveyed to the US government.
- Mediators
- Qatar and Pakistan reportedly communicated Washington’s readiness to negotiate.
- Iranian demands
- Tehran wants an end to hostilities, release of seized assets, and an end to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.
- Possible follow-up talks
- Iran says it would discuss its nuclear issue and sanctions after the memorandum’s terms are implemented.
- Previous agreement
- Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian signed a 14-point deal on June 17.
- Breakdown of agreement
- Trump said the deal was over on July 8; Iran suspended the memorandum a week later.
- Reported concern
- Mohsen Rezaei said a new US strike remained highly possible according to Iranian military assessments.