Iran has said the United States has accepted some of its seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but differences over the remaining demands continue to stall diplomatic efforts to end the war and restore shipping through the strategic waterway.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said on Sunday, October 11, that Washington’s latest response was insufficient to move negotiations forward. According to Reuters, Rezaei said some Iranian conditions had been accepted, while others remained unclear.
“In their response, they have accepted some of our conditions, while others remain unclear,” Rezaei said, according to Reuters. He did not specify which demands Washington had agreed to or clarify the issues that remain unresolved.
The US response was conveyed through Qatar, which has been acting as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran as regional diplomatic efforts continue. Despite the exchange of messages, there has been no public confirmation of an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or resume formal negotiations.
Iran has insisted that the waterway will remain closed to the United States until its demands are addressed. Rezaei said Tehran had made its position clear to Washington, ruling out both reopening the strait to the US and further negotiations before the conditions are met.
“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,” he said.
Iran presented its proposal during the United Nations General Assembly, outlining a framework under which the strait could reopen and normal maritime traffic could resume within seven days, provided its conditions were fulfilled.
Rezaei also indicated that Tehran was no longer responding to messages from Washington, highlighting the continuing deadlock between the two sides. However, Iranian officials have not publicly detailed which of the seven conditions have been accepted or what specific disagreements remain.
The dispute over the Strait of Hormuz has implications well beyond the region. The narrow waterway is a major transit route for global energy shipments, linking oil and gas producers in the Persian Gulf with international markets.
Before the conflict began in late February, roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies passed through the strait, Reuters reported. A prolonged disruption could threaten energy flows, unsettle markets and increase uncertainty over global supplies.
The war began with US and Israeli attacks on Iran in February and has since been accompanied by repeated diplomatic efforts to secure an end to the fighting.
In late September, Iran said it had received a US response to its latest proposal to revive a ceasefire agreement. The development came days after US President Donald Trump said he had rejected the proposal, underscoring the gap between the two sides.
Qatar and other regional intermediaries have continued to relay messages between Washington and Tehran in an effort to find a diplomatic way out of the conflict.
Rezaei’s latest remarks, however, suggest that significant differences remain over the terms for restoring maritime traffic and advancing negotiations. While Tehran says Washington has accepted some of its demands, the lack of clarity over the outstanding conditions leaves the prospects for an agreement uncertain.
Neither side has publicly confirmed a comprehensive deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran has maintained that it will not resume negotiations until its conditions are met.
