Qalibaf says no progress in U.S.-Iran talks without acceptance of Tehran’s seven conditions

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Thursday that Tehran’s conditions for any progress in negotiations had already been clearly communicated to mediators, rejecting what he described as a U.S. “carrot-and-stick” approach.

“Iran’s conditions have been repeatedly and clearly stated to the mediators. The carrot-and-stick approach has no effect on Iran,” Qalibaf wrote on X.

“Progress can only be achieved once Iran’s seven conditions have been accepted.”

Qalibaf did not list the seven conditions in his post. Tehran has previously tied them to the Islamabad memorandum and to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with publicly reported demands including an end to the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil exports and an end to hostilities across regional fronts.

His remarks came as Qatar and Pakistan continued mediation between Tehran and Washington following a new Qatari proposal aimed at ending the war and reducing regional tensions. Iran has said the latest ideas remain unacceptable unless its own conditions are addressed first.