Daijiworld Media Network - Tehran
Tehran, Sep 20: Iran has conveyed seven conditions to the United States through Qatari mediators for initiating negotiations to end the ongoing war, while warning that Tehran is prepared for a “decisive war” if Washington rejects its demands.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Qatar had communicated Tehran’s conditions to Washington and that Iran was awaiting US President Donald Trump’s 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, according to Al Jazeera.
In a separate post on X, Rezaei said Iran had announced seven conditions for beginning negotiations with Washington, insisting that the United States must accept Iran’s rights and demands.
He said it was in Washington’s interest to accept the conditions and warned that threats from Trump would not achieve any results.
“We are prepared for a decisive war,” Rezaei told Al Jazeera.
According to the report, Qatar and Pakistan have been working to revive negotiations between Tehran and Washington following the expiry of a memorandum of understanding last month. Regional countries have also been pushing for an end to the conflict, which began after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran in late February.
Rezaei said another US strike remained a possibility based on Iran’s military assessments. He added that Tehran was prepared for such a scenario and had revised its military planning following two earlier rounds of fighting.
Iran’s military planning was focused on US naval assets deployed from the Gulf through the Gulf of Oman and into the Arabian Sea, he said.
Rezaei also claimed that Iran had recently test-fired a multi-warhead anti-ship missile near a US vessel or aircraft carrier.
He warned that any future Iranian response could be extensive, potentially targeting US military bases in the region, as well as American commercial interests and companies operating locally.
Asked whether the war could end soon, Rezaei said the conflict was still continuing in practical terms, while asserting that Tehran was pursuing a strategy aimed at ending it as soon as possible.
Al Jazeera correspondent Tohid Asadi described Rezaei’s remarks as reflecting a dual approach of diplomatic engagement alongside military preparedness.
On Iran’s nuclear programme, Rezaei said Tehran had not decided to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), but warned that US actions could push Iran towards such a decision.
He said Iran’s nuclear doctrine remained unchanged and that the country continued to abide by a religious decree prohibiting the development of nuclear weapons.
Rezaei also dismissed speculation that Iran could close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, describing the waterway as a Yemeni matter linked to the Houthi movement.
Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, he said Iran and Oman had been close to announcing an agreement before it was put on hold. According to Rezaei, the framework remains ready but could require endorsement from regional countries before being made public.
Meanwhile, the Anadolu News Agency reported that the US State Department had issued visas to Iran’s delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Week in New York, scheduled from September 18 to 28.