Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Erakçi said in a statement in New York that they were awaiting a response to the proposals they had conveyed to the United States through Qatari mediators. Erakçi said that the talks with Qatar involved an exchange of views on meeting Iran’s conditions, that they expected a response from the United States by tomorrow, and that decisions would be made in Tehran after the response. Rejecting reports that Iran would make concessions on the nuclear issue, Erakçi said Iran’s position had not changed and that the talks concerned only the Strait of Hormuz. Saying that the strait would be opened if the United States met Iran’s conditions, Erakçi described those conditions as fair and reasonable. Stating that the opening depended on Mücteba Hamaney’s conditions, Erakçi said there was no flexibility. He also said that Iran was ready for both diplomacy and war.
Why it matters
The statement shows that the mediation channel is not yet a concluded agreement but a negotiation process awaiting a response. The short-term sticking point in the process is the response the United States will give to Iran’s conditions and the fact that a decision will be made in Tehran after that response. Iran’s statement that its nuclear position has not changed narrows the uncertainty over the scope of the talks while turning the Strait of Hormuz issue into a separate bargaining topic. Linking the opening of the strait to specific conditions and Mücteba Hamaney’s position makes the outcome of diplomatic contacts, along with maritime passages, dependent on whether these conditions will be met. Iran’s statement that it is ready for both diplomacy and war shows that tensions have not completely subsided while the talks continue.
Background
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