No talks until 7 conditions are met: Iran sends new nuclear proposal to Washington via Qatar
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Iran has handed the United States a new nuclear proposal through Qatari mediation. But talks on it can begin only if Washington first meets seven special conditions set by Tehran, a senior Iranian official confirmed to the news agency Reuters on Thursday.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the senior official said the proposal had already been given to the United States for review. He declined to give any further details.
There are now serious fears that the ongoing war between Iran and the United States could resume at full scale after the US midterm elections. Amid this, mediators have launched intense diplomatic efforts to keep the ceasefire and peace in place. In a statement last Tuesday, US President Donald Trump did not rule out resuming military operations after the vote. Iran, for its part, is planning larger and more devastating retaliatory strikes if the war breaks out again.
Earlier on Thursday, during a visit to Russia, Iran’s top security official Mohsen Rezaei made Tehran’s position clear. He said seven conditions had been put to the Americans on the question of diplomacy, and until they are implemented, Iran will neither open the Strait of Hormuz nor sit down for any talks.
The main conditions are the complete lifting of US sanctions, the release of Iranian assets stuck or frozen in various countries, and compensation for war damage. Washington, however, has insisted from the start that the nuclear issue must be part of any initial talks.
On 28 February the United States and Israel jointly attacked Iran. In response, Iran fired missiles and drones directly at Israel and at US military bases in the Persian Gulf region. The war then spread quickly across the Middle East. Israel became locked in fierce fighting with Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, and recently the conflict has reached Yemen. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been attacking important energy facilities, airports and other installations in Saudi Arabia.
Source: Reuters
Background
According to a Bloomberg Government report of 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Maritime news outlet gCaptain described that deal on the same day as the first concrete diplomatic breakthrough since shipping through the strait was disrupted.
Sources
Original report: Bangladesh Pratidin
Background sources: Bloomberg Government, 8 April 2026; gCaptain, 8 April 2026
