Parliament Speaker of Iran; head of Iran's negotiating team
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Said October 4 the Strait will not open until seven conditions based on the Islamabad MoU are met
The US-Israeli campaign against Iran, launched February 28, is in its eighth month. President Trump said October 1 the war was "essentially almost over" and that Iran will not get nuclear weapons. Washington and Tehran are trading written proposals through intermediaries: Iran presented a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Tehran said October 4 it was reviewing the US reply.
Updated 2 days ago
Pressing Tehran's seven conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
The tentative June deal was never signed; Trump lifted the naval blockade on May 29 without an agreement, and Iran never formally reopened the strait. Iranian forces kept striking tankers through the summer and into October, hitting six ships in the week to Oct 2.
Updated 3 days ago
Declared July 15 that Iran is in an 'essential and existential war with America,' that its armed forces have 'complete freedom of action,' and that the MOU no longer binds Iran; said Iran remained open to diplomacy alongside its defense posture
Iran submitted a plan in late September to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, modeled on the June memorandum that collapsed within days. Trump rejected it on September 26, but Iran says it is still awaiting a formal US response through mediators and will not back down from its conditions.
Updated Sep 27
Announced $12 billion frozen-asset first tranche agreed on June 23; said talks prevented Lebanon bloodshed
The 60-day ceasefire window set by the June memorandum expired August 17 with no extension. A White House official called the talks 'static,' and Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has not decided to resume negotiations with Washington. Trump responded by confirming a secret US backchannel to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and threatening to bomb Oman if it interferes with US efforts in the strait.
Updated Aug 17
Forced to resign as lead negotiator by IRGC hard-liners in late April 2026 amid internal power struggle over peace talks
The Iran-US war reached its 73rd day with talks at a deadlock. Trump called Iran's May 10 response 'garbage' and declared the ceasefire on 'massive life support'.
Updated May 30
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