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Ghalibaf: No Strait of Hormuz reopening until Iran’s conditions
By The BriefBrief · Sources (27)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 10:10 AM ET
Summary: Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said there will be no reopening of the Strait of Hormuz until Iran’s conditions are met. He added Iran must both fight and negotiate, while Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran has conveyed seven conditions to the U.S. through Qatar.
WHO: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf; Mohsen Rezaei
WHAT: Ghalibaf says the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until Iran’s conditions are met, and Rezaei says Tehran has conveyed seven conditions to the U.S. via Qatar.
WHEN: Sep 20, 2026 at 6:44 AM ET
WHERE: Iran
WHY: Ghalibaf and Rezaei linked any reopening to Iran’s stated conditions and said those conditions have been communicated to the U.S. through Qatar.
Sources (27):
19FortyFive,
ABC7 News,
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Straits Times,
Tampa Free Press,
Tehran Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI,
Washington Post
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