Iran Rejects U.S. Talks Unless Washington Meets Key Conditions

Iran has reiterated that it will not resume negotiations with the United States unless Washington meets several conditions, including resolving issues involving transit through the Strait of Hormuz and restoring the country's ability to export oil, Arsalan Shahla and Jeff Mason reported for Bloomberg News.

The latest developments followed several days of U.S. airstrikes and Iranian retaliatory attacks. (Photo: JD Vance X)

According to Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency, citing an unnamed informed source, Tehran wants the United States to implement previously agreed understandings before any new negotiations take place.

The remarks came hours after U.S. officials demanded that Iran publicly guarantee the Strait of Hormuz would remain open to international shipping and pledge not to attack civilian vessels transiting the strategic waterway.

Senior Trump administration officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, warned that Iran would face consequences if it failed to provide such assurances.

The latest developments followed several days of U.S. airstrikes and Iranian retaliatory attacks that pushed global oil prices higher and cast doubt on prospects for renewed peace negotiations.

President Donald Trump said recently that he considered the ceasefire reached with Tehran in mid-June to be over.

The renewed tensions, coupled with a U.S. Treasury decision to revoke a waiver allowing Iran to sell oil on global markets, have become the most significant challenges to the fragile truce.

The United States has accused Iran of attacking commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important energy shipping routes. Iran has responded to recent U.S. strikes by targeting American military bases in the region.