Speaking on Sunday, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf — who holds the roles of Parliamentary Speaker and lead negotiator — outlined seven conditions that would need to be met by the United States before any passage through the Strait of Hormuz could resume. Ghalibaf conveyed, through a statement carried by the state news outlet IRNA, that the period of standing by while one-sided demands were imposed had come to an end.
The stance conveyed on behalf of the country, he noted, had been settled and would not shift. Ghalibaf indicated that passage through the waterway — a conduit on which global energy flows depend — would stay blocked for as long as the seven stipulated conditions under the June 2026 interim agreement go unmet.
A roster of demands was forwarded to Washington through Qatari intermediaries, according to a statement from Iranian officials. Demands put to Washington include ending its naval presence around Iranian ports and ships, restoring oil export access, unfreezing Iranian state assets, removing the full range of sanctions in place against the country, and standing down from armed operations targeting Iran and its regional partners, among them Hezbollah in Lebanon.
A seven-day framework put forward by Abbas Araghchi, who holds the foreign minister post in Tehran, would require Washington to meet all stated preconditions before the strait reopens at the end of that period and broader treaty talks get under way. Araghchi, addressing foreign ambassadors gathered in Tehran on Sunday, told the gathering that neither military force nor additional economic pressure could bring the standoff between the two countries to a close, with state media outlet IRNA reporting his view that only a path built on negotiation, fairness, and respect for diplomatic standing held the potential to produce a lasting settlement and bring an end to what he described as unlawful acts carried out against Iran.
Tehran stands ready to respond with greater force should the United States pursue a military option, the official stated.
Military action attributed to the United States and Israel against Iran began on 28 February, according to available reports. Ballistic missiles and drones were launched across the region, while the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway through which a substantial portion of global energy shipments pass — was blocked to traffic. A naval blockade was placed on Iranian ports by the US military in the aftermath.
Talks aimed at reaching a durable settlement have continued in the period since an outline agreement took shape on 18 June — a framework intended to chart a route toward a broader accord covering both transit rights through the disputed waterway and questions surrounding Iran's nuclear programme.
