Iran ready to 'both fight and negotiate,' says parliament speaker
Iran’s parliament speaker said Sunday that Tehran is "neither excited nor intimidated" by the US’ actions, stressing that Iran is prepared to "both fight and negotiate."
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Noting that Washington conveyed some proposals through mediators after Tehran put forward a seven-day roadmap for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, he reiterated Iran's position that the strait will not reopen "until our seven conditions based on the Islamabad Memorandum are met," referring to a framework deal reached in June.
Last month, Iran conveyed to the US a formal set of conditions through Qatari mediators for ending the war that started on Feb. 28.
Tehran's conditions included a comprehensive cessation of hostilities on all fronts, the release of frozen Iranian funds, and an end to the naval blockade of its ports.