Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the Strait of Hormuz will not return to normal security conditions as long as U.S. actions continue, insisting that Washington must accept Tehran's two-day proposal, honor its previous commitments and lift sanctions for maritime security to be restored.

TEHRAN – Iran on Monday warned that security will not return to the Strait of Hormuz as long as the United States continues its actions in the region, reaffirming Tehran's position that vessels seeking to pass through the strategic waterway must coordinate with Iranian authorities.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, during his weekly press conference, stressed that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is a direct consequence of U.S. and Israeli actions and that Iran will continue defending its territory and interests.

"Ships that want to pass must coordinate with the relevant Iranian authorities. Ships that pass through unsafe routes under U.S. pressure unfortunately suffer incidents. As long as the U.S. continues its actions, we will not see the return of security to this waterway," Baghaei said.

He also highlighted Iran's military response to hostile drone operations, saying Iranian forces are both capturing and shooting down enemy drones. "We both capture enemy drones and shoot them down. This is clearly an act of defending our territory," he said.

Against this backdrop, Baghaei reiterated that Iran's two-day proposal remains the most logical framework for resolving the situation and restoring security to the strategic waterway, insisting that Washington must decide whether it is prepared to move forward.

"Is there any plan more logical than Iran's proposal? Iran's plan remains the most logical proposal on the table and will lead to the restoration of security in the Persian Gulf. The United States must decide," he said.

He described the proposal as a demonstration of Tehran's goodwill, stating that its provisions reflect commitments previously accepted by the United States during the Islamabad meeting.

"Everything the United States agreed to during the Islamabad meeting is included in this plan. We are talking about a set of demands that no Iranian can overlook. They accepted these commitments once, and the fact that they violated them is not our fault. The sanctions imposed on Iran must be lifted," Baghaei said.

He added that Tehran is prepared to implement the framework within two days if Washington demonstrates the necessary political will.

"The two-day plan is a sign of goodwill, and if the other side has the will, we can act within two days. Our demands are very clear and are included in the Islamabad understanding. The United States must decide how it wants to deal with this situation," he said.

The Iranian spokesman also stressed that Tehran will not accept commitments that failed to safeguard the country's interests, pointing to Iran's previous experience with an agreement that the other side subsequently violated.

"We tried an agreement that could be implemented, and they accepted it. Iran demonstrated its commitment with complete goodwill. We accept a commitment that guarantees Iran's interests," he said.

Baghaei said mediators are continuing their efforts and that Tehran appreciates their diplomatic initiatives, while maintaining that Iran's demands are neither unusual nor unreasonable.

Baghaei's remarks were also a response to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's characterization of Iran's demands as unusual and unreasonable. The Iranian spokesman rejected Washington's position, stressing that the United States is attempting to portray Iran's insistence on its rights as an obstacle to diplomacy while overlooking its own actions during previous negotiations.

He questioned why Iran's demands should be considered unreasonable, particularly its calls for an end to the war, the lifting of restrictions and the removal of the U.S. naval blockade.

"Where is Iran's demand unreasonable, that America must stop the blockade and what it called economic expulsion operations? Where is ending the war unreasonable?" he said.

Baghaei described the U.S. attacks on Iran during negotiations as particularly unacceptable, saying Washington undermined the diplomatic process through military aggression.

"What is unreasonable and ridiculous is the U.S. attack on Iran in the middle of negotiations. That was criminal. You attack a country twice during negotiations and call that reasonable?" he said.

His remarks reflected Tehran's position that any new understanding must be based on reciprocal commitments rather than unilateral concessions by Iran. He maintained that Iran had already demonstrated its willingness to reach an agreement and that the responsibility for moving the process forward now rests with Washington.

The two-day proposal is closely linked to the previous understanding reached between Iran and the United States through Pakistani mediation in Islamabad. Tehran maintains that the commitments incorporated into that understanding provide the basis for resolving the current confrontation.

According to the Iranian position outlined by Baghaei, the central issues include lifting sanctions, ending the blockade and securing an end to hostilities. The proposal is intended to establish a framework under which the Strait of Hormuz can return to normal commercial operations.

Tasnim reported that the framework envisages reopening the waterway to commercial shipping within 48 hours after Washington meets Iran's conditions. The proposal was shortened from an earlier seven-day framework, with Tehran presenting the reduced timeframe as a demonstration of its readiness to implement an agreement if the United States accepts its terms.

The involvement of regional mediators has remained part of the diplomatic process. Baghaei acknowledged their continuing efforts, particularly those of countries working to facilitate communication between Tehran and Washington.

However, he made clear that mediation alone would not be sufficient unless the United States demonstrated a willingness to fulfill the commitments Iran says were previously accepted.

Baghaei's statements on the Strait of Hormuz and the two-day proposal presented a consistent position: Tehran considers maritime security inseparable from the broader confrontation with Washington and will not accept an arrangement that disregards its national interests.

The spokesman maintained that Iran's military measures are defensive in nature, while its diplomatic proposal offers a way to resolve the situation within a clearly defined timeframe.

He also reiterated that Tehran will not distinguish between American political parties when assessing Washington's policies toward Iran, adding that the experience of the past six decades demonstrates continued hostility across both political spectrums.

For Iran, he said, the priority is not the identity of the political group governing the United States but the protection of the country's interests and the fulfillment of commitments.

"The United States must decide," Baghaei reiterated.