Pezeshkian urges end to Iran's 'no war, no peace' status with US
Iranian president says now is the right moment for a lasting agreement as negotiations continue over Strait of Hormuz reopening.
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Summary, timeline and people extracted by Claude from 8 items across 3 sources · 19h ago. Quotes are verbatim.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to Iran's state of "neither war nor peace" with the United States, declaring that Iran is in a position of strength and the timing is right for a lasting agreement. His remarks come as Iran and Oman negotiate terms to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway blocked since a US-Israel war on Iran began in late February. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi indicated talks are in final stages but conditioned reopening on US acceptance of Iran's demands and compensation for violations of a June memorandum of understanding.
- Pezeshkian declared Iran is in a position of strength and the time is right for a lasting agreement with the US to end the 'no war, no peace' stalemate.
- Iran and Oman are negotiating terms to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping lane blocked since the US-Israel war began in February 2026.
- Iran conditions Hormuz reopening and any agreement on US acceptance of its demands and compensation for violations of the June memorandum of understanding.
- Pezeshkian is using dual messaging—positioning strength domestically while signaling openness to negotiations via intermediaries, contradicting claims of direct US-Iran talks.
How it unfolded
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Analysis Analyst notes dual messaging in Pezeshkian's statements
Iran expert Negar Mortazavi observed that Pezeshkian is sending different messages to Iran's domestic political factions and to Washington, using his declaration about the right time for agreement to assert presidential authority while negotiating through intermediaries.
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Event Pezeshkian calls for end to 'no war, no peace' status
Iranian President Pezeshkian declared Saturday that Iran is in a position of strength and the right time has come to reach a lasting agreement with the US.
“There is cohesion, strength and unity in the country, and as far as I know, Iran is considered victorious and powerful in this war.”
Masoud Pezeshkian · Mastodon ↗ -
Report Pezeshkian accuses US of dividing Gulf nations
In an interview with Iranian state television on Friday, Pezeshkian accused the United States and Israel of attempting to turn Gulf nations against Iran and exploiting internal divisions.
“Israel and the United States are attempting to turn the Persian Gulf nations against us. We're working to prevent this.”
Masoud Pezeshkian · Google News ↗ -
Report Araghchi says Hormuz talks nearing conclusion
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters that ongoing talks with Oman about the Strait of Hormuz are approaching final stages and they are close to a result, but reopening remains conditional on US acceptance of Iran's demands.
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Report IRGC conditions Hormuz reopening on US acceptance
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that reopening the Strait of Hormuz depends on the United States accepting Iran's conditions.
“Whenever the United States accepts Iran's conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will certainly be reopened.”
Hossein Mohebbi · Mastodon ↗ -
Event Tehran agrees shipping route coordinates with Oman
Iran and Oman reportedly made significant progress, with Tehran agreeing to new shipping route coordinates through the Strait of Hormuz.
- 10 weeks quiet
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Event Iran-US memorandum of understanding signed
Iran and the US signed a June memorandum of understanding, though violations have since occurred.
- 13 weeks quiet
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Event US-Israel war on Iran begins
The United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran, resulting in over 3,400 deaths and leading Tehran to impose a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
What people are saying verbatim
“There is cohesion, strength and unity in the country, and as far as I know, Iran is considered victorious and powerful in this war.”
Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian President · Al Jazeera ↗ · Aug 7
“We need to see how to resolve them now, if a solution is possible, which is currently being worked on in the Oman negotiations. God willing, we will reach a point where we can get out of this state of neither war nor peace.”
Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian President · Al Jazeera ↗ · Aug 7
“Israel and the United States are attempting to turn the Persian Gulf nations against us. We're working to prevent this.”
Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian President · Firstpost ↗ · Aug 7
“Whenever the United States accepts Iran's conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will certainly be reopened.”
Hossein Mohebbi, IRGC Spokesperson · Al Jazeera ↗ · Aug 7
“He denied that Iran was negotiating with the US, saying they were merely 'exchanging messages' via intermediaries.”
Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister · Al Jazeera ↗ · Aug 7
“We're almost very close to the result.”
Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister · Al Jazeera ↗ · Aug 7
“In order to survive, we must know what we are doing: when to fight, when to make peace, and when to simply mind our own business while they mind theirs.”
Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian President · Firstpost ↗ · Aug 7