TEHRAN, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- A top Iranian security official said Tuesday the U.S. response to Iran's demands for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz failed to be convincing.
"The U.S. response to Iran's rights and demands was not convincing, and they must completely and explicitly address Iran's seven conditions and act upon them. Only in this case the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened," Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said in a post on social media platform X.
Separately, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that no agreement will be reached with the United States unless Iran's "completely legitimate and logical" demands are met, according to the official news agency IRNA.
Baghaei stressed the commitment to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, adding that this was stipulated in the first paragraph of the peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Iran and the United States in June, which constitutes a "key and non-negotiable issue" in any diplomatic process.
On Sept. 22, Iran conveyed a proposed plan to the United States through mediators to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if its conditions are met, which was followed by an exchange of messages between the two sides.
Baghaei said on Monday that Iran has reduced the period for implementing the seven-day plan to two days in good faith.
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the region, and tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
A ceasefire was achieved between the warring parties on April 8. On June 18, Iran and the United States signed the MoU on ending the war in the region on all fronts.
Under the MoU, the two countries were scheduled to hold negotiations within 60 days, ending on Aug. 17, to reach a final agreement on Iran's nuclear program and the removal of sanctions. However, they failed to make sufficient progress toward a deal as tensions continued to escalate. ■
