Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met, Nournews reports
“The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, Nournews reported Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as say…”
“The Americans, who say something different in the media, have recently put forward proposals through a mediator. But they must understand that the period of dragging out the process and dictating one-sided demands is over," Ghalibaf was quoted as saying.
"The position of the Islamic Republic of Iran is completely clear and firm, and the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until our seven conditions, based on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, are met. "Iran FM says no military solution to Iran-US conflict.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said there is no military solution to his country’s conflict with the United States, as talks aimed at ending the war appear to have reached an impasse, AFPreported.
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“If our enemies again choose the path of military confrontation, our response will be stronger than before, and we will defend ourselves with even more force,” Araghchi said at a gathering of foreign ambassadors. “There is no military solution, nor any solution based on new sanctions,” he added.
Iran army plans volunteer training programme for “national defence”The Iranian army plans to begin training volunteers under a programme aimed at preparing citizens for “national defence”, Al Jazeerareported, citing the. West Asia News Agency (WANA).
The Iranian army plans to begin training volunteers under a programme that aims to prepare citizens for “national defence,” reports West Asia News Agency (WANA).🔴 LIVE updates:https://t.co/Hr. Cht5Wdb. Fpic.twitter.com/szKJz.
Cl5sX— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)October 4, 2026Iran has also opened a military training centre for everyday citizens in Tehran as part of the programme.
Iran has opened a military training centre for everyday citizens in Tehran.🔴 LIVE updates:https://t.co/ZeV953aMQqpic.twitter.com/ssN9HQwu9D— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)October 4, 2026Hegseth says Trump has “options” if Iran “play games” over HormuzUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz remains “ironclad”, warning that President Donald Trump has “options” if Iran continues to “play games” with the vital sea passage, Al Jazeera reported.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz remains “ironclad”, and that Trump has “options” if Iran continues to “play games” with the vital sea passage.🔴 LIVE updates:https://t.co/CmkFLpf. ZqLpic.twitter.com/RICG5zXU6l— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)October 4, 2026US carrier George HW Bush visits Thailand after Middle East deployment.
The US aircraft carrier George HW Bush arrived off Thailand's resort island of Phuket on Sunday with about 4,800 personnel aboard for a rest-and-recreation break after months of supporting US operations in the Middle East. The Nimitz-class carrier had been operating in the Arabian Sea during the conflict with Iran, .
The carrier will anchor offshore, while crew members are expected to come ashore through Phuket Deep Sea Port and spend time on the popular southern resort island from October 4 to 9, local media reported.
The visit follows a five-day port call by the US carrier Abraham Lincoln at Laem Chabang in eastern Thailand last month, with about 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard. A local mayor had estimated each US service member from the Lincoln could spend up to 3,000 baht ($89) per day during the visit.
Thailand is the United States' only treaty partner in mainland Southeast Asia. Trump says Iran has 'virtually given up' any plans for nuclear weaponsUS President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday that Iran has “virtually given up” any plans to develop nuclear weapons, one of his administration’s most frequently stated objectives in the war with Tehran, now in its eighth month.
Trump also claimed oil prices were currently decreasing, long elevated after Israel and the US launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28. “Oil is coming down.
Oil is right now lower, and it's been lower than it was under the Biden administration, and they did nothing about the fact that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump the White House to attend a rally in the state of Ohio.
“By the way, Iran, as you know, has virtually given up any plans of a nuclear weapon,” he added. Iran has long denied accusations by the US and Israel that it seeks to develop nuclear weapons, a position reiterated by President Masoud Pezeshkian during his visit last month to New York for the UN General Assembly.
Pezeshkian said Tehran is not seeking nuclear weapons because of a religious prohibition, and offered to dilute its enriched uranium stockpiles under international verification. Iran, however, has maintained that it will not compromise on its peaceful civilian nuclear program or make structural concessions unless the US lifts economic sanctions
Written by Sheheryar Munawar
Aman-e-Pakistan Senior Journalist & Bureau Reporter
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