Baghaei's U.S. reply review Hormuz terms and Qatar talks

Oct 4

An unidentified reporter asks about conflicting accounts of the U.S. response to Iran's seven-day plan after the New York trip. Baghaei says Iran conveyed its positions to the mediator during a brief Doha stop on the return journey. He describes U.S. proposals as largely repeating earlier positions and specifically concerning nuclear issues, while Iran's focus at this stage is Hormuz. He says restoring security requires U.S. steps including ending interference with Iranian commercial shipping, sanctions and other interventionist measures. He invokes the earlier 28 Khordad understanding, adds matters arising in recent months and insists recent U.S. sanctions must be lifted. He says positions relayed through the Qatari mediator were addressed at the same meeting and that Iran will review some details and convey supplementary points. These are his account and conditions; no U.S. acceptance, completed settlement or reopened strait is established.

At his October 4 Tehran briefing, Baghaei recalls positions conveyed through Doha and says US proposals largely repeat earlier nuclear-focused positions while Iran prioritizes security in Hormuz. DD India also mentions Iran's NPT obligations and carries his statement that restoring waterway security requires specific US steps. Oman TV relays his commitment to diplomacy and insistence that any understanding require Washington to honor commitments and respect Iran's rights. Ghosh and Al-Hawarat discuss the nuclear/Hormuz disagreement and mistrust as attributed analysis. There are no agreed terms or reopened passage. IRNA's complete published question and answer supplies Baghaei's full sanctions and shipping qualification: he demands an end to U.S. interference with Iranian commercial shipping, sanctions and other interventionist measures, invokes what he calls the 28 Khordad understanding and insists more recent sanctions must be lifted. He recalls the exchange through Qatar during a brief Doha return stop and says details require review and supplementary Iranian points will be conveyed. These are his assessment and conditions, not U.S. acceptance, verified compliance or a reopened strait. The Doha relay remains separately connected to the earlier receipt episode, event 2941.