Iran says US response to its proposal to reopen Hormuz was 'insufficient'

Iran's top security official has denounced the United States' reaction to Iran's seven-point proposal aimed at reopening the vital Strait of Hormuz. According to state media, Mohsen Rezaei, the chief security advisor, described Washington's response as "insufficient." Iran had put forth the proposal at the United Nations General Assembly, offering to restore normal maritime traffic through the strategic waterway within seven days if the US met its conditions.

However, the White House has yet to provide a clarification on the outstanding issues, according to Rezaei, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. He emphasized that Iran had clearly stated that the Strait of Hormuz would not be opened to US forces until these conditions were satisfied. The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters inquiry for comment on the matter.

Rezaei further indicated that Iran is no longer actively engaging in discussions with the Americans, stating that while some of Iran's conditions have been acknowledged by the US, others remain unclear. Tehran announced late in September that it had received a response from Washington to its latest proposal to revive the faltering ceasefire in the Gulf region, following US President Donald Trump's assertion that he had rejected the offer.

Qatar and other mediators have been facilitating communication between the two sides in an attempt to end the conflict and restore the Strait of Hormuz, which was a critical conduit for a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas prior to the war that commenced at the end of February with US and Israeli strikes against Iran.