Ghalibaf said Tehran’s proposal to end the war includes an understanding reached by Iran and Oman on overseeing the Strait of Hormuz.
In an exclusive interview published Nov. 11, Ghalibaf told Al Jazeera that Iran and Oman had reached an understanding about overseeing the strait. He argued that regulations within the strait should be governed by the laws of Iran and Oman, the two littoral states, and said the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea did not apply.
Ghalibaf said Tehran had sent its conditions through a Qatari mediator and was awaiting an official U.S. response. He said Iran wants fighting to end on all fronts and a formal declaration that the war is over. Tehran is also seeking the release of frozen Iranian funds and the removal of U.S. sanctions and its naval blockade, he said.
He said the demands were part of a memorandum of understanding signed in Islamabad in June and must be implemented before negotiations begin. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the ceasefire proposal could take effect within two days if Washington met Tehran’s conditions, according to an earlier EconoTimes report on the proposal.
Ghalibaf said an agreement remained possible if Washington honored terms already accepted and avoided actions that would deepen mistrust. Tehran is awaiting a formal U.S. response, he said.
