The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Halibaf, on Iran's conditions for continuing negotiations with the US:
"A naval blockade, according to international law, is a form of brutal warfare. It blocks food supplies, trade and medical aid, disrupting people's lives. We say: 'Remove it. Is this an additional requirement?
We also say: 'Don't interfere in the waters of the strait. This is another requirement they added after the language about war and the armed forces. We also demand the lifting of the sanctions that were unjustly imposed on us. These are the minimum measures, only confidence-building measures so that we can continue negotiations. ".