Ghalibaf warns US of ‘another defeat’ as Iran awaits response to seven conditions

• Ghalibaf said the US has yet to provide an official response to Iran’s seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming negotiations.
• He said Washington must decide its next move, adding that the US had approached Russian President Vladimir Putin to help facilitate direct talks with Tehran.
• Ghalibaf said Iran was determined to end the state of neither war nor peace, but stressed that lasting deterrence, rather than negotiations, could achieve that goal.
• He warned that Trump would face another defeat if he launched a new war against Iran.
• He said Iran would confront both the US and ‘Israel’ and respond to any attack, warning that a renewed conflict would harm regional security and economies.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Washington has yet to provide an official response to Tehran’s seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming negotiations, warning that any renewed military confrontation would trigger an Iranian response.

“The ball is now in America’s court,” Ghalibaf said, arguing that Washington must decide whether to meet Tehran’s demands and formally communicate its position.

He also claimed that US officials had travelled to Moscow and asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage with Iran over the possibility of direct negotiations between Tehran and Washington.

Ghalibaf said Iran was determined to end the state of “neither war nor peace,” but stressed that negotiations were not the only way to achieve that objective. Tehran could instead pursue “lasting deterrence,” he said.

Warning against renewed military action, Ghalibaf said US President Donald Trump would face “another defeat” if he decided to launch a new war against Iran. He further warned that Tehran would treat the United States and ‘Israel’ as a single adversarial front.

“If the US or Israel starts a war, we will confront both of them and respond to any attack,” he said, adding that another conflict would threaten regional security and inflict economic damage on neighbouring countries.

On the Strait of Hormuz, Ghalibaf ruled out restoring the waterway's pre-war arrangements, declaring that it “will no longer return to its pre-war status.” He identified the change in the strait's status as one of Iran's seven conditions.

He also said Tehran had reached an understanding with Oman on establishing a shipping corridor and a traffic separation scheme for vessels navigating the strategic waterway.

Among the other conditions, Ghalibaf identified an end to the war against Iran and the regional resistance front, describing it as one of the provisions included in a proposed memorandum of understanding.

Reiterating Tehran's position on the regional confrontation, he said Iran would make no distinction between Washington and ‘Israel’ in either negotiations or war, describing the two as “one front.” He added that Iran and its regional resistance allies also constituted a unified front.

The remarks come amid ongoing efforts to reach an agreement between Tehran and Washington following months of military escalation and diplomatic exchanges. Iran has made the resumption of negotiations conditional on Washington addressing its seven demands, which reportedly include guarantees against renewed attacks, an end to the regional war, sanctions relief, compensation for wartime damage and changes to US military presence in the region. The dispute over the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as a central sticking point, with Tehran insisting that the waterway's future arrangements must form part of any settlement. Qatar and Oman have been involved in diplomatic efforts to bridge the differences between the two sides, while Russia has also emerged as a potential intermediary.

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