Iran sends conditions to end war to US via Qatar, Rezaei says
Iran's top security official says Tehran is waiting on Trump's response after sending its terms through Doha.
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Iran's top security official, Ali Rezaei, told Al Jazeera that Tehran has sent the United States a set of conditions for ending the war, delivered through Qatar, and that Iran is now waiting for a response from President Trump.
Al Jazeera reported the conditions include an end to the war on all fronts, the release of Iran's frozen funds, and an end to the naval blockade. As of the interview, Al Jazeera said there was no indication the US had responded.
The overture follows weeks of rising tension in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran's navy has fired on shipping. Iran's Mohammad Ghalibaf said the US military's fear of being hunted there is now a reality. On September 14, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Iran "wants to make a deal, quickly and badly" and said he would decide whether the US engages, calling the idea "open", a shift from his earlier public stance that he was no longer interested in talks. Qatar has mediated between the two countries before: its foreign ministry said in March it was "ready to help" negotiate an end to the war. A Middle East Eye report cited by NaturalNews said the US had told Iran, through Pakistan and Qatar, that it would not return to the June memorandum of understanding, in a message delivered on August 24.
Tehran's readiness to negotiate through a channel it has used before matches Trump's own stated openness to talks and removes one obstacle to de-escalation. With Middle East tensions and oil prices elevated, and Trump said to be weighing a major decision on Iran policy, the shift is modest rather than decisive. No substantive agreement exists yet, and the risk that this fails to translate into one remains high.