Iran conveys war-ending conditions to US as regional embassies warn of escalation

Iran has conveyed its conditions for ending the war to the US through Qatari mediators and raised military readiness, while US embassies across the region warn of possible sudden escalation.

• Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei told Al Jazeera that Tehran has conveyed its conditions for ending the war to the White House through Qatari mediators.
• Rezaei said the demands include an end to the war on all fronts, the release of frozen Iranian assets and the lifting of the US naval blockade on Iranian ports.
• Iranian media reported that Iran's forces raised operational readiness to maximum, with plans for heavy strikes on US and Israeli military assets if Iran is attacked.
• The US Embassy in Iraq warned US citizens that regional tensions could cause sudden escalation, including airspace closure and flight cancellations.
• Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said resuming negotiations and reopening the Strait of Hormuz depend on Tehran's conditions being met, warning prolonged conflict could become 'a war without end'.
• Rezaei said the demands also include an end to US interference in Iran's internal affairs.
• President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged on Sunday that Iran faces critical conditions and financial pressures from the war, defending his government's performance.
• Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the dichotomy of war versus negotiation is false, arguing that fighting and negotiating must proceed together.