An Iranian lawmaker warned on Tuesday that Iran would return to war if the US does not recognise Tehran’s demands, including control over the Strait of Hormuz, and said the ceasefire should not be extended unless those conditions are met.
Ebrahim Rezaei told local media that either Iran’s rights, including control over the Strait of Hormuz, are acknowledged, or Iran returns to war. In a post on X, he added that failure to secure these demands would mean the continuation of hostilities involving the United States and Israel.
Rezaei’s warning places the Strait of Hormuz at the center of any future negotiation, a position that aligns with Iran’s 10-point proposal which calls for Iranian dominance and oversight of the waterway as a condition of any peace deal. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council stated after the April 7 ceasefire that enemy-linked vessels do not and will not have the right to pass through the strait, and that existing restrictions would continue permanently even after the war ends.
The warning comes as the US declared a blockade on all Iranian ports on Monday at 1400 GMT, cutting off traffic to and from Iranian coastal areas. Iran’s armed forces called the blockade illegal and an act of piracy, and warned that no port in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman would be safe. Trump warned on Monday that Iranian fast-attack boats approaching the US blockade would be immediately eliminated.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister said on Monday that a next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon. The two-week ceasefire window that both sides agreed to on April 7 continues to run, but the breakdown of Islamabad talks and the US blockade have placed the agreement under pressure from both directions
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