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Iran’s supreme national security council secretary Mohsen Rezaei has stated that his country has set out seven conditions for restarting negotiations with the United States. These include ending all wars on its fronts, releasing frozen funds, and lifting the naval blockade. Rezaei emphasized Iran's readiness for war should Washington not accept these terms and warned against further sanctions or threats from Trump, who is considering major military action against Iran. Qatar has been involved in passing these conditions between Tehran and Washington as negotiations to revive talks continue.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
US President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where Xi pressed Trump to adopt Beijing's stance against Taiwan independence, which Taiwan rejected outright. Meanwhile, Taiwan is crucial for global tech and economy due to its leading semiconductor production; TSMC alone produces the majority of advanced chips that power smartphones, AI systems, and more. As Stanford Hoover fellow Eyck Freymann noted, economic disruption from a conflict over Taiwan would be severe.
In unrelated developments, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with US media at the UN General Assembly, where he denied Iran's nuclear ambitions while offering to dilute its enriched uranium and allow inspections under international law. He also blamed Washington for ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates that Iran has over 440 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60%, raising concerns despite Pezeshkian's denials.
Taiwan's representative, Ambassador Alexander Yui, clarified during an interview on CBS’s "Face the Nation" that while Taiwan was discussed between Trump and Xi, it wasn't a major focus. He emphasized there has been no change in US policy towards Taiwan amid recent tensions with China.
Written for “Taiwan Iran Us Relations Midterms” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 386 other(s) covering the same event.
Iran has formally conveyed its conditions to Washington for ending the war, with it's top official saying it has set out seven conditions for restarting negotiations while warning that it is also prepared for a “decisive war”.
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it → convey → war
Iran’s supreme national security council secretary Mohsen Rezaei told Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview that Qatar had passed Tehran’s conditions to Washington and that Iran was awaiting US President Donald Trump’s response.
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Iran → tell → response
“Our conditions are an end to the war on all fronts, the release of our frozen funds and an end to the naval blockade,” Rezaei said.
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Rezaei → say → blockade
“It is in Washington’s interest to accept these conditions.
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It → accept → conditions
Trump’s threats will not achieve any results.
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threats → achieve → results
We are prepared for a decisive war,” he added.
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he → prepare → war
In a separate post on X, he confirmed that it had announced seven conditions for starting negotiations with the US, saying Washington would have to accept Iran’s “rights and conditions” if it wanted to “escape the quagmire” and avoid becoming further entangled in the conflict.
“It is in Washington’s interest to accept these conditions.
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It → confirm → conditions
Trump’s threats will not achieve any results.
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threats → achieve → results
We are prepared for a decisive war,” Rezaei added.
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Rezaei → prepare → war
Meanwhile, Rezaei also told Al Jazeera that Iran was also preparing for the possibility of another US strike, describing it as “very much on the cards”.
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Iran → tell → cards
He said Tehran had changed its military planning and was now focused on US naval assets across the Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
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Tehran → say → Oman
He claimed Iran had recently test-fired a multi-warhead anti-ship missile near a US vessel or aircraft carrier and warned that any future Iranian response would include US bases and American commercial interests in the region.
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response → claim → region
At the same time, Rezaei said Tehran was pursuing diplomacy to bring the conflict to an end “as soon as possible”.
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Tehran → say → end
Qatar and Pakistan have been involved in efforts to restart negotiations between Washington and Tehran after their earlier memorandum of understanding expired.
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memorandum → involve → understanding
On the nuclear issue, Rezaei said Iran had not decided to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, although he warned that further sanctions or a referral of its nuclear file to the UN Security Council “may push Tehran into withdrawing”.
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sanctions → say → Tehran
He also said Tehran remained open to an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, saying the two sides had come within “a short step” of reaching a deal before it was shelved.
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it → say → deal
The comments come as Washington weighs its next move in the conflict.
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Washington → come → conflict
Trump told Axios this week that he was facing a “big decision” over whether to resume major military action against Iran.
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he → tell → Iran
“Do I want to go in and annihilate them [the Iranian regime] or do I not?” Trump said, adding: “Anything could happen with me.”
uncertain
Anything → want → me
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