Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Tehran is serious about finding diplomatic solutions while also remaining determined to defend itself, amid continuing tensions with the United States.
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Araghchi expressed hope that Washington would pursue a “path of wisdom and reason,” while stressing that Iran is prepared should the United States move toward military action.
He said the Strait of Hormuz would be fully reopened within seven days if Iran’s conditions were accepted and hostile measures were lifted. He added that Tehran had presented a seven-day plan at the United Nations General Assembly aimed at resolving disputes and ending the ongoing confrontation with the United States.
Araghchi said Iran was prepared to reach a fair settlement through diplomatic channels, but warned that it was also “ready for a more destructive response” if subjected to any military attack.
He added that the positive reception by international delegations to Iran’s positions and proposals in New York had demonstrated, in his view, the failure of the US-Israeli effort to politically isolate Iran, stressing that “our message to the enemy is clear.”
Baqaei: Hormuz Opening Linked to US Measures
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz depends on measures Washington must take, including ending what he described as interference with Iranian navigation.
Baghaei denied that recent talks had addressed the nuclear issue and rejected claims that Tehran had agreed to inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying such reports were “baseless.”
He stressed that Iran has consistently honored its commitments as a member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Ghalibaf: Hormuz Will Remain Closed Until Conditions Are Met
Meanwhile, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the United States had recently submitted proposals through a mediator, stressing that Washington must understand that the phase of “buying time and imposing unilateral demands” had ended.
Ghalibaf said Iran’s position was “completely clear and firm,” adding that the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened until Tehran’s seven conditions were met, according to what he described as an Islamabad memorandum of understanding.
“We are fighting and negotiating at the same time, and we are using diplomatic tools to consolidate our advantage on the military front and uphold the rights of the Iranian people,” he said.
“The winner at the negotiating table is the one who is prepared for war,” he added.
The Iranian statements came after Tehran received a US response to its diplomatic proposal through intermediaries, with the main disagreements between the two sides reportedly centered on the sequence for implementing the proposed steps.
Source: Al Mamlaka + AFP
