Iran says it has delivered conditions for ending the war to President Donald Trump through Qatar, demanding an end to fighting across all fronts, the release of frozen Iranian assets and termination of the U.S. naval blockade as diplomatic efforts intensify alongside continuing military tensions.
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Iran has formally transmitted its conditions for ending the war with the United States to President Donald Trump through Qatar and is waiting for Washington’s response, Tehran’s top national security official said Saturday.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, told Al Jazeera that Iranian officials remain in contact with mediators from Qatar and Pakistan as efforts continue to establish terms for negotiations. Rezaei said Qatar delivered Tehran’s conditions directly to the United States.
Iran is demanding an end to the war across all fronts, the release of frozen Iranian assets and termination of the U.S. naval blockade as conditions for ending the conflict, Rezaei said.
“We are waiting for Trump’s response to these conditions. Ending the war on all fronts, the release of our blocked assets, and the end of the naval blockade,” Rezaei said.
The disclosure represents the latest movement in indirect diplomacy between Washington and Tehran after months of fighting and repeated attempts by regional governments to broker an agreement.
Rezaei said Qatar and Pakistan continue to serve as intermediaries and that Tehran has communicated its negotiating position through those governments rather than publicly confirming direct negotiations with Washington.
Trump, however, said Wednesday that he had communicated directly with Iranian officials while expressing optimism that the conflict could be approaching a conclusion.
“Well, hopefully we are toward the end of the war,” Trump told reporters. “They want to make a deal. We’ll see how that works out.”
When asked whether he had recently heard from Iran, Trump said he had spoken with Iranian officials “directly.” Tehran has not publicly confirmed that direct U.S.-Iran talks have resumed.
The diplomatic signals come despite continuing military preparations and threats from both sides.
Rezaei said Iran recently tested an anti-ship missile near a U.S. aircraft carrier and warned that Tehran remains prepared to respond militarily if U.S. attacks continue. He said Iran believes it has identified vulnerabilities in American forces and would target U.S. bases and interests in the region if subjected to additional strikes.
Iran’s missile test underscores the competing tracks now surrounding the conflict: Tehran is simultaneously presenting conditions for negotiations while signaling that it remains prepared for continued military confrontation.
Rezaei also said Iran wants the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis to end and believes the Houthis are also seeking an agreement with Riyadh.
The issue has become increasingly important as fighting involving the Iran-aligned Houthis places additional strain on regional security and energy infrastructure.
The Houthis claimed missile and drone attacks Saturday against targets in Saudi Arabia, including locations in Riyadh and an Aramco facility in Yanbu. Saudi authorities issued aerial-threat alerts overnight, and witnesses reported flames and heavy smoke near King Khalid International Airport, although Saudi officials did not immediately identify the cause.
Those developments have added urgency to diplomatic efforts aimed not only at stopping direct U.S.-Iran hostilities but also at preventing the war from expanding further through allied and regional forces.
Iran’s latest conditions largely mirror demands Tehran has raised during previous attempts to negotiate an end to hostilities.
Rezaei previously said Iran would not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless the United States ended military operations and its naval blockade, released frozen Iranian assets and agreed to a broader regional ceasefire. The waterway has become one of the most consequential pressure points in the conflict because of its importance to global oil and gas shipments.
Diplomatic efforts had previously centered on a Pakistan-brokered memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran intended to initiate a 60-day negotiating period and address reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
That arrangement subsequently broke down as both governments accused the other of failing to comply with its commitments. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Tehran would return to the framework if Washington did the same.
Pakistan has remained involved despite that setback.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held discussions with Pakistani officials on regional developments, while Islamabad has repeatedly advocated negotiations as the route to ending the conflict.
Qatar has separately maintained contacts with both sides.
Qatar’s prime minister traveled to Tehran last month for talks with Rezaei, and Doha has continued serving as an intermediary between Iran and the United States.
The latest Iranian message gives Qatar a more direct role by making it the channel through which Tehran says its three principal war-ending demands were delivered to Trump.
The diplomatic initiative also follows Iran’s consultations with China.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Araghchi in Beijing this week and called on Washington and Tehran to exercise restraint, rebuild a negotiating mechanism and resume substantive discussions. Beijing has expressed willingness to play what it calls a constructive role but has not publicly announced formal mediation between the two governments.
Iran’s negotiations are unfolding against a broader dispute over its nuclear program.
Rezaei said Saturday that Tehran has not changed its stated nuclear doctrine and remains committed to not developing nuclear weapons, but he warned that Iran could consider withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons depending on future U.S. actions.
“We remain committed to the fatwa of the martyred Leader of the Revolution and have not changed our nuclear doctrine, but we do not know what will happen in the future,” Rezaei said.
Iran has not made a decision to withdraw from the treaty, he added.
“We have not yet made a decision in this regard, but this issue depends on US behavior,” Rezaei said.
The United States has identified preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon as a central objective of its military and diplomatic strategy. Iran maintains that its nuclear activities are peaceful.
Trump’s public statements this week have increasingly emphasized the possibility of ending the war.
His assertion Wednesday that Iran “want[s] to make a deal” followed months of intermittent negotiations, indirect communications and military confrontation.
No agreement has been announced, and significant disagreements remain over the U.S. blockade, frozen Iranian funds, nuclear restrictions, regional hostilities and the conditions necessary for a permanent ceasefire.
Rezaei’s announcement nevertheless provides the clearest recent description from Tehran of what it says Washington must do to secure an end to hostilities.
Iran is now publicly placing the next move with the White House, saying its demands have been delivered through Qatar and that Tehran is waiting to learn whether Trump will accept them, reject them or seek further negotiations.
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