DUBAI, November 6 (Aalimi Nation) – Iran has sent the United States a nuclear proposal through Qatar but says it will be discussed only after Washington meets seven conditions set by Tehran, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the United States was reviewing the proposal. Washington had given no further details, and the contents of the proposal have not been made public.
Only some of the seven conditions have been described in public. They include the lifting of US sanctions, the release of frozen Iranian assets and compensation for wartime damage. The remaining conditions have not been specified, and the United States has not said whether it would accept any of them.
Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's top security official, restated the position during a visit to Russia. "On the issue of diplomacy, we have announced seven conditions to the Americans," he said. He added: "As long as they do not execute our seven conditions, we will neither open the Strait of Hormuz nor have negotiations."
Iran therefore links both the start of talks and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to the same list of demands. The strait is a key shipping route for oil and gas, and its status has been a central issue in the conflict.
Washington has said nuclear issues must be part of any initial negotiations, which sets it apart from an Iranian approach that places its own conditions first. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would not rule out resuming military action after the US midterm elections, according to accounts of his remarks. No direct statement from a US official on the proposal itself was available.
Mediators have stepped up efforts to end the conflict amid concern that fighting could resume once the midterms are over. The role of Qatar, beyond serving as the channel for the proposal, has not been detailed.
The conflict began on February 28, when the United States and Israel attacked Iran. Iran responded with strikes on Israel and on Gulf states that host US bases. Fighting later spread: Hezbollah and Israel clashed in Lebanon, and in Yemen the Iran-aligned Houthis have struck energy facilities, airports and other targets in Saudi Arabia, according to reports. Iran has said it plans wider retaliation if the war restarts.
In March, Washington sent Tehran a 15-point proposal aimed at ending the war and dismantling its nuclear programme, with terms that included dismantling three main nuclear facilities and ending uranium enrichment on Iranian soil. That is a separate package from the seven-condition proposal now reported.
Much remains unverified. The anonymous official's account has not been independently confirmed, and the full text of the proposal has not been seen. It is unclear whether the nuclear elements offered by Iran address the US demand that enrichment and related issues be on the table from the start. The timeline for any US reply is also unknown.
Whether the sides can agree even on the order of discussions may determine if diplomacy continues. For now, Iran says no negotiations or reopening of the strait will happen without its conditions, while the United States says nuclear matters must come first, leaving a gap that mediators are trying to narrow.
