Tehran five conditions for negotiations with Washington
Iranian sources said that Tehran has set a number of conditions that it considers essential before entering into any potential agreement with the United States, while affirming the readiness of its forces to respond to any new targeting, despite rising assessments that rule out a return to direct military confrontation between the two sides in the near future.
In this context, Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader on international affairs, stressed that the red lines are clear this time, emphasizing that merely signing papers doesn’t constitute a guarantee for any agreement with Washington.
He added, in a statement on X, that the real guarantor of any potential agreement is the Strait of Hormuz.
For its part, Iranian state television quoted Major General Amir Hayat Moghaddam, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in Parliament, as saying that Tehran has set five main conditions for any future negotiations with Washington, including compensation for damages caused by the war, the release of frozen Iranian assets, the lifting of sanctions imposed on Iran, a halt to military operations on various fronts, and recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
The US Central Command had announced that it had carried out nighttime raids targeting missile launch sites and military boats in southern Iran.
In response, the Iranian Foreign Ministry accused the United States of violating the ceasefire, deeming the recent strikes a dangerous escalation and a breach of existing understandings, and vowing to retaliate against any future attacks.
It also stated that what it termed the “American terrorist army had continued its illegal activities” in the Hormozgan region over the past 48 hours, without providing further details.
An official in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard didn’t rule out the possibility of a new confrontation with the United States, though he considered the chances of a full-scale war to remain slim.
At the same time, he affirmed that Iranian forces are fully prepared to repel any potential attack.
On the other hand, US Vice President J D Vance, in statements reported by NBC News, expressed optimism about the possibility of reaching an agreement that would prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, noting that the main challenge lies in establishing monitoring mechanisms and implementation guarantees that Tehran would adhere to.
On Tuesday, the region witnessed seven political and diplomatic contacts between Arab and Iranian leaders and officials, in addition to Arab-Arab contacts, within the framework of supporting the ongoing mediation between Washington and Tehran and attempting to contain the escalation and salvage the path of de-escalation following the return of tension between the two sides.
The contacts included talks between King Abdullah II of Jordan and his Bahraini counterpart King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, in addition to a call between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi and the Iranian president, as well as talks that brought together the Iranian president and the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq.
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani also held four separate calls with UAE National Security Advisor Tahnoon bin Zayed, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty, as part of coordinating regional efforts to support de-escalation.
Pakistan is leading mediation efforts between Washington and Tehran to end the war that erupted on February 28 following US and Israeli attacks on Iran, before a temporary ceasefire was reached on April 8.
