- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that Iran is ready to resume talks about ending the near seven-month conflict with the US but will not respond to threats.
- Pezeshkian said the Islamic Republic will not allow freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz while sanctions and a US blockade remain in place.
- The remarks set conditions on both the negotiating track and the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for a large share of seaborne crude.
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“his country is ready to resume talks about ending the near seven-month conflict with the US but will not respond to threats”
“won't allow freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz while sanctions and a US blockade remain in place”