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Iran says US response to its proposal to reopen Hormuz was 'insufficient'
Mohsen Rezaei said Washington accepted some conditions but left others unresolved in the proposal to reopen the waterway and restore a ceasefire.
On Sunday, Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaee told state media the United States' response to Iran's proposal to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz was "insufficient."
During the UN General Assembly, Iran presented seven conditions to reopen the waterway, to which the US later replied via Qatari intermediaries.
Rezaee stated Iran is "no longer in the process of responding to the Americans," adding that while some conditions were accepted, others remain unclear.
Diplomatic efforts to resurrect a collapsed ceasefire in the Gulf remain complicated, with the region serving as a conduit for one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas.
President Donald Trump rejected the proposal in September, casting doubt on negotiations as tensions persist over the strategic waterway's status.
The Iranian proposal included a seven-day ceasefire throughout the Middle East, the lifting of the naval blockade and the end of sanctions on Iranian oil, among other measures.