Tehran's position on the seven conditions it had set for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen hardened after American negotiators put forward their reply, with Iranian officials finding the response insufficient to move forward. Mohsen Rezaei, serving as both Iran's security chief and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, put forward the formal notification of that rejection.

Rezaei described the response from Washington as falling short of what was needed, adding that a number of points had yet to be clarified. He stated that seven conditions had been put to the American side — among them that passage through the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed to them — with no talks to proceed until each condition was fulfilled.

Qatar took on the role of go-between, carrying the US reply through the ongoing peace negotiations. A framework drawn from the June agreement — one considered more substantive — forms the foundation the proposal aims to build renewed confidence upon. The pact produced a short-lived halt to hostilities while also putting both the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear programme on the table for discussion.

According to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations, the two sides remain divided not over what measures to take but over the order in which those measures would unfold. Talks on the nuclear programme were not something Iran proved willing to take part in through that process.

Tehran's position on the nuclear file, as conveyed by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei, was that the proposals put forward by Washington had largely tracked the same ground covered by earlier American stances. Iran's priority at that point, as conveyed through his remarks, centred on re-establishing stable passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Disputes over Iran's nuclear activities have long complicated the diplomatic relationship between the two nations, with the United States pressing for restrictions on that programme while Iranian officials hold that the terms put forward cross lines they are not prepared to accept.

Tehran's position, as conveyed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, holds that a path toward armed conflict remains an option should diplomatic avenues prove unsuccessful. Diplomatic engagement remained Iran's stated preference, the official indicated, though any return to armed hostilities would draw a defensive response.

Plans to push missile ranges further were outlined in a statement from Mohammad Akraminia, a spokesperson for the Iranian military. Beyond the Iran-US dimension, the dispute has drawn in additional parties, with Trump indicating that Washington was weighing participation alongside Saudi Arabia in military operations against Yemen's Houthi movement, following attacks attributed to the group on Saudi airport facilities.