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On October 12, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei announced that Iran will respond to a US proposal regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after reviewing it. The review process involves intermediaries like Qatar and Pakistan who have been mediating between the US and Iran since the conflict began in February. Iran emphasizes that negotiations should initially focus on securing the Strait of Hormuz, which carries approximately one-fifth of global oil trade, rather than immediately addressing Iran's nuclear program.
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Iran is reviewing a US response regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and will reply to the US through intermediaries after completing its review, according to Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry. The process has stalled since September, with Iran's security chief stating that Washington's response did not adequately address Tehran’s seven conditions for reopening the strait and resuming negotiations. Key disagreements include the US insistence on addressing Iran's nuclear program from the start, whereas Iran wants to focus initially on reopening the strategic waterway. The exchange of messages continues via intermediaries such as Qatar and Pakistan, which have been involved in efforts to mediate between the two nations since February 28 when strikes initiated by the US and Israel on Iran began.
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Iran says it will reply to US response on Hormuz proposal once review over
DUBAI, Oct 12 - Iran is still reviewing a US response to its proposal regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and will reply to Washington via intermediaries when the review is over, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.
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Baghaei also told a press conference that Iran continues to exchange messages via intermediaries, without elaborating.
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Iran → tell → intermediaries
Qatar and Pakistan, among others, have acted as mediators in efforts to end the war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28.
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After a June interim ceasefire crumbled and on-off strikes resumed, Iran presented its proposal in mid-September and later confirmed receipt of a US response.
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But the process has since stalled, with Iran’s security chief saying on Sunday that Washington’s response did not sufficiently address Tehran’s seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and returning to negotiations.
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A central point of disagreement has been Washington’s insistence on addressing Iran's nuclear programme from the outset.
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Tehran says negotiations should initially focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which before the war carried about a fifth of the global trade in oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG), and restoring security in the waterway.
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Regarding the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis, an Iranian ally, Baghaei reiterated Tehran's openness to help resolve the crisis through dialogue.
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Baghaei → regard → dialogue
"The issue of Yemen should have been resolved a long time ago with the (UN) roadmap and we had said we would support any agreement reached by Yemenis and Saudis
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we → resolve → Yemenis
[...] Our request is that this situation be resolved through dialogue."
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situation → resolve → dialogue
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