Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Pakistan’s army chief that Tehran will not enter talks with the United States until its demands are met, hardening Iran’s public position as regional diplomacy over the Strait of Hormuz stalls.
According to an Iranian readout of the meeting, Pezeshkian delivered the message to Field Marshal Asim Munir during talks in Tehran. Munir also met parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who said Washington could not regain Tehran’s trust until it fulfilled seven conditions Iran set out last month for reopening the strait.
Seven conditions for Hormuz
The conditions, presented by Iran last month, tie any reopening of the vital waterway to concrete American concessions. The strait carries a large share of the world’s seaborne oil, and its status has been central to the confrontation since the war with Iran began in late February. With Brent crude pushing toward 110 dollars on supply fears, the economic stakes of the standoff keep rising.
The diplomatic track looks no healthier than the military one. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran has received no response from Saudi Arabia or the Houthis to its offer to help broker talks to end the fighting between them, adding that any foreign intervention would complicate matters. Egypt, he noted, has told Tehran it will not directly interfere in the Yemen conflict.
A narrowing window
Pezeshkian’s message to Munir lands as Washington weighs its own next moves. The administration has drawn up new Iran strike plans, with the president openly questioning who the United States is even negotiating with. Pakistan, which shares a long border with Iran and maintains working ties with both Tehran and Washington, is one of the few channels still carrying messages between the sides.
Whether the seven conditions become a basis for negotiation or a wall against it will shape the region’s autumn. Just Security’s early edition, citing Reuters reporting, notes the demands were conveyed through official Iranian readouts, a sign Tehran wants its terms on the public record before any back-channel can begin.
