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Iran’s Parliament Speaker says Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until Iran’s conditions are met
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the legitimate rights of the Iranian people are recognized and the United States fulfills its commitments. Ghalibaf argued that Tehran must pursue war and negotiations simultaneously.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran’s conditions must be implemented and the United States must fulfill its commitments for the Strait of Hormuz to be opened.
Speaking in the Iranian Parliament about Tehran’s diplomatic approach, Ghalibaf said his country had adopted a “rational and non-negotiable” position. He said Iran’s messages and conditions had been conveyed to the United States through mediators.
Ghalibaf said Iran would not return to the situation that existed before the negotiations unless the legitimate rights of the Iranian people were recognized, Iran’s demands were implemented and the United States fulfilled its commitments. He said the Strait of Hormuz would not be opened to maritime traffic until these conditions were met.
Tehran seeks to pursue war and negotiations simultaneously
Addressing groups opposed to negotiations with the United States, Ghalibaf argued that it was unrealistic to view the issue as involving either war alone or negotiations alone. He said Iran needed to pursue both processes simultaneously.
Ghalibaf called for the war to continue in a measured but forceful manner and said negotiations should be conducted rationally and decisively when the time was right. He called for the other side to be forced to back down when necessary and for Iran to use its existing military capabilities to inflict heavy blows.
Ghalibaf also said that if a significant gain was achieved on the ground and the other side was placed in a weak position, those gains should be consolidated through diplomatic tools.
Conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz
It was stated that the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28, 2026, after which Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz, a major route for global oil and natural gas exports.
Under the “Islamabad Memorandum” signed between Washington and Tehran on June 17, 2026, arrangements were to be initiated to halt military operations and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to maritime traffic.
However, disagreements over the implementation of the memorandum and maritime transportation through the strait disrupted the process, and clashes resumed in July.
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