Iran Rejects US Talks and Will Push Ahead with Hormuz Plans Despite US Threats

Iran has reiterated its refusal to engage in negotiations with the United States unless Washington meets specific conditions, including US acceptance that Iran is the only country to manage the transit through the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iran’s Fars news agency, citing a source, Tehran has not requested the US to resume talks and will not enter into negotiations until Washington changes its stance. The source added that a resumption of talks in the near future is unlikely.

On July 10, US President Donald Trump claimed that Washington had agreed, at Iran’s request, to continue negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict, but noted that the ceasefire had ended.

US media outlets, including Axios, also reported that Iran was seeking talks with the US. Iranian sources dismissed these reports as baseless, characterizing them as additions to what they described as a growing list of falsehoods propagated by the Trump administration following its failure in the recent war against the Islamic Republic.

Reaffirming Iran’s resolve, the sources stated that the country is committed to advancing its plans for administering the Strait of Hormuz, in line with Clause 5 of a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU). Earlier, PressTV quoted an Iranian source as saying, “Iran is determined, in accordance with Clause 5 of the memorandum of understanding, to move forward with the arrangements related to the administration of the Strait of Hormuz. Under no circumstances will it be intimidated by the other side’s uproar and propaganda.”

The remarks come after several American media outlets, citing Axios, suggested that a new round of Iran-US negotiations could take place as early as next week.