Mohsen Rezaee Calls US Response to Strait of Hormuz Conditions Insufficient
- Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaee, told state media on Sunday that the United States' response concerning the reopening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz was insufficient.
- The diplomatic exchange follows a proposal that Iran presented a proposal during the UN General Assembly under which the vital waterway could be reopened and normal maritime passage...
- Mohsen Rezaee, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, stated that Washington must clarify issues that remain unclear to Tehran.
Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaee, told state media on Sunday that the United States’ response concerning the reopening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz was insufficient.
Strait of Hormuz Conditions and UN Proposal
The diplomatic exchange follows a proposal that Iran presented a proposal during the UN General Assembly under which the vital waterway could be reopened and normal maritime passage restored within seven days if specific conditions were met. The US later replied to the initiative via Qatari intermediaries.
Mohsen Rezaee, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, stated that Washington must clarify issues that remain unclear to Tehran. We presented seven conditions to the Americans and clearly stated that the Strait of Hormuz would not be opened to them, and no negotiations would take place, until these conditions are met,
Rezaee said. He added that Iran is no longer in the process of responding to the Americans
and noted that In their response, they have accepted some of our conditions, while others remain unclear.
Diplomatic Mediation Efforts
Qatar and other mediators have actively transmitted messages between Washington and Tehran in an ongoing effort to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which served as the conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas before the war began at the end of February with US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
Tehran stated late in September that it had received a US response to its latest proposal aimed at resurrecting the collapsed ceasefire in the Gulf, arriving just days after US President Donald Trump stated he had rejected it. Meanwhile, the White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment regarding the latest statements from Tehran.