Iran will reject any United States proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless it includes compensation for war-related damages, senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei said, according to Clash Report.
Rezaei, a member of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran, said Tehran would not accept symbolic concessions from Washington and was instead seeking tangible benefits as part of any agreement. He also signalled that Iran would continue its resistance, indicating no major shift in Tehran's stance despite ongoing negotiations.
The remarks come as Iran reviews a US-backed peace proposal aimed at formally ending the conflict while restoring shipping access through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy chokepoint through which nearly one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies pass.
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According to Al Jazeera, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the immediate focus remained on securing a ceasefire and ensuring “peace and stability in the region”.
Speaking to Iranian state news agency IRNA, Baghaei said Tehran was still reviewing the US proposal and would communicate its final decision through Pakistani mediators once the assessment was complete.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that negotiations had progressed significantly over the past 24 hours.
“They want to make a deal. We've had very good talks over the last 24 hours, and it's very possible that we'll make a deal,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
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Earlier this week, Trump paused “Project Freedom”, the US initiative aimed at reopening the blockaded strait, citing progress in diplomatic discussions.
Axios reported that Washington and Tehran were nearing agreement on a 14-point framework under which Iran would suspend uranium enrichment for at least 12 years and commit not to develop nuclear weapons. In return, the US would ease sanctions, release billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets, and both sides would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days of signing the agreement.
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