Iran said the United States’ response to Tehran’s seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz was insufficient, leaving negotiations and normal maritime passage through the strategic waterway stalled.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, made the statement on Oct. 11, according to Iranian state media and Reuters.
Rezaei said Washington had accepted some of Iran’s conditions, while its position on others remained unclear. He said Tehran would not reopen the strait to the United States or resume negotiations until all conditions were met and that Iran was now waiting for Washington to clarify the disputed points.
Iran presented the proposal during the U.N. General Assembly. It called for normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to be restored within seven days if seven conditions were fulfilled. The U.S. response was delivered through Qatari intermediaries, but the full list of Iranian demands has not been publicly released. The White House did not immediately comment.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy separately warned that ships switching off navigation and identification systems while using unauthorized routes through the strait could be treated as hostile. That warning was an Iranian military statement issued amid increased attacks on commercial vessels.
Before the current conflict, the Strait of Hormuz carried roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas. Continued closure or disruption therefore poses risks to shipping, insurance costs and global energy prices.
Source: Vesti Baku