Iran announces conditions for resuming negotiations, threatens cables in Hormuz

Iran has announced conditions for resuming negotiations with Washington and threatened to target cables in the Strait of Hormuz.

• Iran announced its conditions for resuming negotiations with Washington.
• Iran threatened to target communications cables in the Strait of Hormuz.
• Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei said Iran will make no concessions on its nuclear file.
• Baqaei said Tehran will employ diplomatic and political tools as much as possible to reduce tension.
• The Revolutionary Guards threatened to impose a permit system on fiber-optic cables in the Strait of Hormuz, including the AAE-1 and Falcon systems.
• Qatar could be affected by reduced connectivity, while experts say global disruption would likely remain limited.
• Legal experts argue Iran lacks the right to impose fees under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.