Iran says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US meets its conditions

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The Nournews news agency reports that chief negotiator and speaker of the Iranian parliament, ⁠Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said that Washington made “some proposals through a mediator” days after the US replied ⁠to Iran’s diplomatic proposal.

The US should know “that the era of wasting time and dictating unilateral demands is over,” Mr Ghalibaf said.

Mr Ghalibaf also said Iran’s position remains “clear and definite: the Strait of Hormuz will not open until our seven conditions based on the Islamabad memorandum are met,” and that Iran is “present on the military battlefield and will confront them with new surprises.”

He added that Iran was neither “excited” nor “intimidated” by the latest US proposals and would “both fight and negotiate.”

US media also reported that the US president expected to carry out a new bombing campaign after November’s midterm elections.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to “annihilate” Iran, including during his speech to the United Nations general assembly.

Speaking to foreign diplomats in Tehran today, Iranian Foreign ⁠Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran was “serious about finding diplomatic solutions just as we are serious about defending ourselves,” adding that he hoped Washington would choose diplomacy and accept its proposal.

But Mr Araghchi warned that if the US takes military action again, Iran is “more prepared than before and will take whatever action is necessary to defend ourselves.”

Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei added that Tehran used the platform of last month’s UN meeting to provide world leaders with its position on ending the US-Israel war on Iran.

US and Iranian officials also held indirect talks at the UN during which Tehran announced a seven-day roadmap to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war.

But President Trump publicly rejected the Iranian proposal, saying it was not “not acceptable.” 

He said the US has continued to focus on nuclear talks, while reopening the strait has been Iran’s main goal.

Mr Baghaei said: “We are at this stage mainly focusing on the strait, and our principal concern is to reach a solution and to have peace and stability restored within this waterway.”

The Strait of Hormuz has been mostly blocked for more than seven months, since the US and Israel launched illegal and unprovoked attacks on Iran on February 28.