Ammon News - 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.

Baghaei also told a press conference that Iran continues ​to exchange messages via intermediaries, without elaborating. 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.

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. 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.

A ‌central ⁠point of disagreement has been Washington’s insistence on addressing Iran's nuclear programme from the outset. 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.



Reuters