Tehran (Monitoring Desk) Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has claimed that US officials requested Russian President Vladimir Putin to mediate negotiations between Iran and the United States. He said the situation in the Strait of Hormuz would not return to what it was before the war with the United States and Israel.
Speaking in an interview with a Qatari television channel, Ghalibaf said US officials had asked President Putin to play a role in negotiations between Iran and the United States during a visit to Moscow.
He said Iran had presented a seven-point peace plan to the United States through Qatar to end the eight-month-long conflict and that Tehran was now waiting for Washington's response. According to him, the decision was now in the hands of the United States.
According to Ghalibaf, the plan includes ending the US naval blockade and economic sanctions, returning Iran's frozen assets, establishing a ceasefire on all fronts and formally announcing the end of the conflict.
He said an agreement was possible if the United States honoured the agreed points and refrained from making demands that could increase mistrust. However, he added that Iran still did not trust the US government.
The Iranian parliamentary speaker made it clear that the Strait of Hormuz would not return to its pre-war situation. According to him, Iran and Oman have reached a new understanding regarding the monitoring of this important maritime passage.
He warned that if the United States launched another military operation against Iran, President Donald Trump could face another defeat.
Commenting on the situation in Yemen, Ghalibaf said no external party should interfere in the country's conflict. He added that if both Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government requested assistance from Iran, Tehran would be willing to cooperate in resolving the dispute.
These statements come at a time when diplomatic efforts are underway between Iran and the United States to end the war and address the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. However, the details of Iran's peace plan and the new understanding between Iran and Oman have not been independently verified.