Yep *Oct 11-12 state media via Reuters.*$GTC $RSR $ZRC
- *Who:* *Mohsen Rezaei*, Secretary of *Supreme National Security Council* (ex-IRGC commander)
- *What:* Called US response via *Qatari intermediaries* to Iran's *7 conditions* *"insufficient"*
- *Quote:* _"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. In their response, they have accepted some of our conditions, while others remain unclear."_ *"We are no longer in the process of responding to the Americans. They must clarify issues that remain ambiguous."*
*Background:*
*Iran presented proposal during UNGA late Sep:* reopen Hormuz, restore normal passage *within 7 days if conditions met*
- *US contacts:* Washington reached Tehran via *3 channels — Pakistan, Qatar, Iraq* past 2 months, per Rezaei — latest reply via Qatar
- *White House:* no immediate comment
- *Context:* Tehran *effectively blocked strait Feb 2026* after US+Israeli attacks start of Iran war — attacked ships, laid mines. US retaliated with blockade of Iranian ports. Strait was *∼20% world oil + LNG* before war. Iran calls strait *major national asset / economic benefit*
- *Sept twist:* Trump said he rejected earlier proposal, Iran said later it received US response trying to resurrect collapsed Gulf ceasefire
- *Still talking:* Foreign Ministry spox *Esmaeil Baghaei Oct 12* said Iran still reviewing response, will reply via intermediaries, exchange continues — main disagreement per Reuters sources *order of steps, not substance*, aim to rebuild trust + revive expanded *June interim MoU* (brief ceasefire, Hormuz + nuclear provisions)
Iran hasn't published full 7-condition list publicly — your sanctions relief + security guarantees matches reporting pattern but exact list still classified.
- *Who:* *Mohsen Rezaei*, Secretary of *Supreme National Security Council* (ex-IRGC commander)
- *What:* Called US response via *Qatari intermediaries* to Iran's *7 conditions* *"insufficient"*
- *Quote:* _"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. In their response, they have accepted some of our conditions, while others remain unclear."_ *"We are no longer in the process of responding to the Americans. They must clarify issues that remain ambiguous."*
*Background:*
*Iran presented proposal during UNGA late Sep:* reopen Hormuz, restore normal passage *within 7 days if conditions met*
- *US contacts:* Washington reached Tehran via *3 channels — Pakistan, Qatar, Iraq* past 2 months, per Rezaei — latest reply via Qatar
- *White House:* no immediate comment
- *Context:* Tehran *effectively blocked strait Feb 2026* after US+Israeli attacks start of Iran war — attacked ships, laid mines. US retaliated with blockade of Iranian ports. Strait was *∼20% world oil + LNG* before war. Iran calls strait *major national asset / economic benefit*
- *Sept twist:* Trump said he rejected earlier proposal, Iran said later it received US response trying to resurrect collapsed Gulf ceasefire
- *Still talking:* Foreign Ministry spox *Esmaeil Baghaei Oct 12* said Iran still reviewing response, will reply via intermediaries, exchange continues — main disagreement per Reuters sources *order of steps, not substance*, aim to rebuild trust + revive expanded *June interim MoU* (brief ceasefire, Hormuz + nuclear provisions)
Iran hasn't published full 7-condition list publicly — your sanctions relief + security guarantees matches reporting pattern but exact list still classified.