Daijiworld Media Network - Tehran

Tehran, Oct 12: Iran has described the United States' response to its seven conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz as “insufficient”, with security chief Mohsen Rezaei saying Washington must clarify unresolved issues before any progress can be made.

Iran presented the proposal during the United Nations General Assembly, offering to restore normal maritime traffic through the vital waterway within seven days if its conditions were met, according to Reuters.

“We presented seven conditions to the Americans and clearly stated that the Strait of Hormuz would not be opened to them, and no negotiations would take place, until these conditions are met,” Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was quoted as saying by Iranian state media on Sunday.

Rezaei said Tehran was no longer waiting for Washington's response, adding that the United States had accepted some of Iran's conditions while leaving others unclear.

“In their response, they have accepted some of our conditions, while others remain unclear,” he said.

Iran said in late September that it had received a US response to its latest proposal to revive the collapsed ceasefire in the Gulf. This came days after US President Donald Trump said he had rejected the proposal.

Qatar and other mediators have been relaying messages between Washington and Tehran in an effort to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial international shipping route.

Before the conflict began in late February with US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the strait carried about one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies. Its reopening remains a key issue in efforts to restore maritime traffic and ease disruptions to global energy supplies.