Rezaei demands clarity after finding the US response inadequate
Mohsen Rezaei said the US response to Iran’s proposals was insufficient and demanded clarification of outstanding issues. Iran’s security official described some of Tehran’s seven conditions as accepted but did not identify them. His Sunday remarks concern negotiations over ending the war and restoring passage through the Strait of Hormuz; Washington has not confirmed his account.
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Rezaei asks Washington to clarify its response
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, called the US response to Tehran’s proposals inadequate. He said some conditions had been accepted while others remained unclear, and demanded clarification before talks on a possible agreement advanced.[1], [2]
In his televised interview on 11 October, Rezaei said Iran had submitted seven conditions. He did not identify which Washington had accepted. Tehran’s account has not been confirmed by the United States.[1]
Mediators carry proposals between the two sides
Rezaei said Iran had not abandoned diplomacy but had changed its approach. He described US proposals arriving through Pakistan, Qatar and Iraq over the preceding two months. Washington had asked Tehran to present proposals of its own, he said. Rezaei also claimed that the United States had ended three negotiating rounds prematurely before attacking Iran.[1]
Hormuz security remains central to Tehran’s demands
The Iranian official said the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen and negotiations would not proceed until Tehran’s conditions were met. He described control of the waterway as a strategic national asset and said transit revenue was not Iran’s sole objective. Rezaei argued for collecting security, insurance and environmental costs from passing vessels, and said Iran intended to continue managing the strait until peace and security were established in the region.[1]
