Iran and the United States are far from reaching agreements to end the conflict, a Reuters writer Tehran called Washington's demands excessive. The conditions of the Islamic Republic must be met for the Strait of Hormuz to open, the news agency reported, citing an Iranian official. The Speaker of the Republic's Parliament, Mohammad-Bagar Ghalibaf, said that the country is at the highest level of combat readiness against the backdrop of possible US attacks. He warned Washington against making a "strategic mistake."

Iran and the United States are far from reaching agreements to end the conflict, a Reuters writer Tehran called Washington's demands excessive. The conditions of the Islamic Republic must be met for the Strait of Hormuz to open, the news agency reported, citing an Iranian official. The Speaker of the Republic's Parliament, Mohammad-Bagar Ghalibaf, said that the country is at the highest level of combat readiness against the backdrop of possible US attacks. He warned Washington against making a "strategic mistake."