Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Islamic Republic’s senior negotiator with the United States, says that until the conditions of the Islamic Republic are met, “there will be no opening for a return to the previous negotiating conditions and for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.”

In a statement before the agenda on Sunday, the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly added that “we believe we must fight and negotiate as well.”

His remarks come as the head of CENTCOM said yesterday that there has been the passage of one billion barrels of regional oil through the Strait of Hormuz since the imposition of a naval blockade against the Islamic Republic in mid-July, and said that during this time Iran has been unable to pass any oil through the blockade line.

Previously, Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said the Islamic Republic is “in a very weak position.” “We have control of the Strait of Hormuz and we control it very strictly.”

On Thursday, September 26, in an interview with ABC, the U.S. president said that the Islamic Republic “wants to reach an agreement, but in my opinion it’s not ready yet. Either we reach a good deal, or there will be no deal at all.”