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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Iran Says US Response Falls Short of Conditions for Hormuz Deal
Caption: Iran Says US Response Falls Short of Conditions for Hormuz Deal. Iran says it is still reviewing Washington’s response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and will reply through intermediaries once the assessment is complete. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed that Tehran and Washington continue to exchange messages through mediators, including Qatar and Pakistan. Efforts to end the war have stalled since a temporary ceasefire collapsed in June and fighting resumed intermittently. Iran submitted its latest proposal in mid-September, but the country’s security chief said the US response failed to adequately address Tehran’s conditions for reopening the strategic waterway. A key sticking point is Washington’s insistence that Iran’s nuclear programme be addressed from the outset of any talks. Tehran, meanwhile, wants negotiations to focus first on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restoring security for shipping. Before the conflict, the vital shipping route carried around a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas trade, making its disruption a major concern for international energy markets. The continued diplomatic deadlock leaves efforts to end the conflict, which began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, without a clear breakthrough. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Washington,Tehran,negotiations,response,US,conditions,reopening,strait of Hormuz,Pakistan,Qatar,nuclear,programme,security,ceasefire,attacks
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