Iran's parliament speaker says Strait of Hormuz stays closed until seven conditions are met

Mixed · 2Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said on Sunday 4 October 2026 that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, according to Nournews. 1 2 Right · 1The remarks came a few days after Tehran received Washington's reply to its diplomatic proposal. 1 Mixed · 2Qalibaf said the Americans, who "say something different in the media", had recently put forward proposals through a mediator, and that they "must understand that the period of dragging out the process and dictating one-sided demands is over". 1 2

Right · 1He described Iran's position as "completely clear and firm" and said the strait would not be opened until the seven conditions, based on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, are met. 3 Centre · 2Qalibaf told parliament, according to Tasnim, that Iran is "neither excited nor intimidated" and is ready to "both fight and negotiate", and that Iran would face the US "with new surprises". 4 5 Centre · 2Anadolu and The National describe the Islamabad Memorandum as a framework reached in June (The National dates it 17 June), and say Washington's proposals followed a seven-day roadmap for reopening the strait that Araghchi presented after indirect meetings in New York with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, with Qatar passing messages. 5 4

Centre · 2Anadolu Agency says Tehran's conditions, conveyed to the US last month through Qatari mediators, included a comprehensive cessation of hostilities on all fronts, release of frozen Iranian funds and an end to the naval blockade of its ports; none of the coverage sets out all seven conditions or says what the US reply contained. 4 5 Right · 1In a separate report carried by Arab News, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday there is no military solution to Iran's conflict with the US, with talks on ending the war apparently at an impasse. 3 Right · 1Araghchi told foreign ambassadors that if enemies again chose military confrontation, Iran's response would be stronger than before, and that there was no solution based on new sanctions either. 3

Centre · 1The National, citing an unnamed source in Tehran, reported that Iran is preparing for a "major round of fighting" while the door to diplomacy stays open; it also reported that Iran has offered to dilute its 60 per cent enriched uranium stockpile before transfer to a third party, according to sources. 5