Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States meets seven conditions outlined in a June interim agreement, as Tehran and Washington remain at odds over efforts to end their conflict.
He said the seven conditions were based on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, as reported by Reuters. Earlier reporting noted: Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met, says reports The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the U.S. are met, Nournews reported Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday (October 4, 2026), a few days after Tehran received Washington’s reply to its diplomatic proposal.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who is also the country’s top negotiator, was quoted by state media on Sunday as saying Tehran’s position on reopening the strategic waterway was “completely clear and firm”. Earlier reporting noted: “The position of the Islamic Republic of Iran is completely clear and firm, and the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until our seven conditions, based on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, are met,” he said.
Iran had presented a proposal during the UN General Assembly under which the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened and normal maritime passage restored within seven days if the conditions were met. Washington responded to the proposal last week through Qatari intermediaries. He also denied that Tehran had offered inspections of its nuclear facilities by the UN nuclear watchdog in exchange for sanctions relief, saying Iran had not entered into nuclear discussions with Washington. The June memorandum had led to a brief ceasefire and included provisions concerning the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme. The latest disagreement is understood to centre on the sequencing of steps rather than the components of a possible agreement.
Qalibaf said the US must understand that the period of prolonging the diplomatic process and imposing one-sided demands was over. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran had conveyed its broad position on the US response through mediators, but that some points still needed to be communicated to Washington. He said the US proposals were broadly in line with its earlier positions, particularly on the nuclear issue. Baghaei said Iran was currently focused on the Strait of Hormuz and that restoring security in the waterway would require clear steps from the US.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Tehran hoped Washington would choose diplomacy but warned that Iran was prepared to respond if the US resumed military action.
