On the evening of Sept. 19, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Tehran has presented seven conditions the US must meet to open negotiations. Rezaei said Qatar, acting as mediator, has conveyed the conditions to Washington and is awaiting a response from President Trump. He said Iran’s demands include an end to all US hostilities against Iran, unfreezing Iran’s frozen assets and lifting a maritime blockade; Tehran’s message is that the US has no way out exce

On the evening of Sept. 19, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Tehran has presented seven conditions the US must meet to open negotiations. Rezaei said Qatar, acting as mediator, has conveyed the conditions to Washington and is awaiting a response from President Trump. He said Iran’s demands include an end to all US hostilities against Iran, unfreezing Iran’s frozen assets and lifting a maritime blockade; Tehran’s message is that the US has no way out except by accepting these terms if it seeks to avoid deeper entanglement.