Iran Links Hormuz Reopening to Seven Conditions

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Iran will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until the United States meets seven Iranian conditions tied to a June interim agreement, as Tehran continues indirect diplomacy with Washington over the waterway and the broader conflict. The full conditions and the U.S. response to Iran’s latest proposal have not been disclosed in the reports reviewed. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Sunday that Iran’s proposal could allow the strait to reopen within seven days if Washington accepts the conditions. The period is conditional, and officials have not publicly specified when it would begin or outlined a complete implementation schedule. No agreement to reopen the passage has been reported. Iran received a U.S. response to its diplomatic proposal days before the statements, according to accounts of the exchanges. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran had conveyed its broad positions through mediators but had additional points to communicate. He said Iran’s focus was restoring security in the strait and denied that Tehran had offered nuclear inspections in exchange for sanctions relief.