Iran Tells Pakistan Army Chief the US Must Meet Seven Conditions Before Any Talks Can Begin

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, during a meeting in Tehran that Washington cannot gain Iran's trust without first implementing the seven conditions Tehran presented in New York. Ghalibaf was direct: "We have nothing new to say," signaling no shift in Iran's negotiating posture. Iran's security chief reinforced the position separately, telling state media IRNA there will be no talks at all unless the US first builds trust.

The seven conditions are drawn from Iran's ceasefire proposal, based on the Islamabad Memorandum and presented to the US in late September, and include a halt to US acts of aggression, an end to the naval blockade and economic warfare against Iran, and the release of Iranian assets. Central to the conditions is the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has kept closed pending US compliance. Iran's foreign minister has said the waterway could reopen within days if the US meets those terms.

Pakistan has been acting as a diplomatic intermediary between Tehran and Washington, with Munir's visit to Tehran appearing to test whether any new ground could be found. Ghalibaf's flat response, that Iran has nothing new to offer and the conditions presented in New York remain the starting point, effectively closed that door for now. The outcome underscores the depth of the impasse, with the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for a significant share of global oil flows, remaining shut as the standoff continues.