Video: No Strait of Hormuz reopening until all Iran’s conditions are met — Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf
Strait of Hormuz
Abdullateef Fowewe
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until all of Iran’s conditions are fulfilled and the United States implements its commitments.
“Our stance is completely clear, rational, and non-negotiable,” Ghalibaf said in a speech before parliament.
He stressed that there would be “no opening for a return to the previous framework of negotiations or for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen” until Iran’s rights are recognised.
Ghalibaf rejected the idea of choosing between war and diplomacy.
“We must both fight and negotiate,” he said, adding that Iran should use military force “to push the enemy back with all our victories on the battlefield” and then apply diplomacy to consolidate those gains.
He noted that Iran’s conditions had already been clearly conveyed to the other side through mediators and that “the path of deception and unilateral imposition is closed.”
The statement comes amid ongoing regional tensions.
Iranian officials have referred to roughly seven months of hostilities and described a June 2026 understanding with the United States that later collapsed.
Tehran has outlined demands that include recognition of its rights, sanctions relief, the release of frozen assets, an end to blockades and military operations, and fulfillment of other commitments it says Washington made.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints, handling a substantial share of global oil shipments.
Iran has used restrictions on the waterway as leverage in the dispute.
Ghalibaf framed the current situation as both a defensive struggle and an opportunity to help shape a “new order” in the region.
