The Iranian president, Mazoud Pezeshkian, stated this Saturday that Iran "will comply with everything it commits to" if the United States accepts Tehran's latest initiative to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as he declared in an interview with CBS.
In a context of indirect contacts through mediators and after the recent Iranian proposal to reopen the strategic passage —which the White House has not yet publicly assessed—, Pezeshkian indicated that he needs to know "what exactly is wanted to reach an agreement" and recalled the episodes in which Washington has attacked the region while both countries were in talks.
When asked when he expects a response from the Trump Administration to his offer to reopen the strait and resume dialogue, the head of the Iranian Executive was blunt: "If this message reaches the president of the United States, or to the interviewers and those involved in the conversations, naturally the process will begin the same day they accept it."
Thus, the leader reiterated his willingness to resume negotiations with the United States, although he acknowledged the existence of an "atmosphere of distrust."
"As long as they do not stop imposing on us what we do daily, it is difficult to trust them. Every day the sanctions against us increase. Every day they threaten us. Every day they attack us. And they do not fulfill what they have written. So, if they engage in conversations, will they really fulfill their promises?" the Iranian president emphasized, referring to the constant pressure that, in his opinion, Washington exerts.
In addition, he blamed the United States for the failure of the peace talks held in the summer to materialize and demanded a full return to the original agreement signed in July.
"If they operate according to that framework, I believe we will all comply," he concluded.
Iran opens the door to UN nuclear inspectors
At another point in the interview, the president of Iran expressed his willingness for United Nations experts to carry out inspections regarding Tehran's alleged illegal uranium enrichment.
"That is absolutely correct," he responded when asked about this possibility, and added: "If they wish to come and conduct inspections, we can reach agreements and arrangements regarding that specific issue during the negotiations."
At the same time, he has reiterated that his country does not pursue the manufacture of a nuclear weapon, justifying that this type of armament is "haram" (Arabic word used in the Quran that means 'forbidden').
"Developing nuclear weapons is haram," he specified, insisting that, even if certain sectors within Iran were to bet on building an atomic bomb, "religiously speaking, they are not allowed to follow that path."
In recent years, Iran has raised the level of uranium enrichment to thresholds close to those necessary to produce nuclear armament and, although it denies having the intention to manufacture a bomb, it has also refused to completely renounce these enrichment activities.
The health of the supreme leader is in good condition
Regarding his relationship with the supreme leader, Mojtaba Jamenei, absent from the public scene since the joint attack by the United States and Israel in which the former leader and his father, Ali Jamenei, died, Pezeshkian has emphasized that Mojtaba does not present "any specific health problem or current difficulties."
The president has explained that they have met on two occasions, one of them for more than seven hours, and has recounted that they remained "for so many hours" sitting and that they "changed positions" because they were not used to staying in the same posture for so long.
"From a medical point of view, he is completely healthy (...) Listen to me as a doctor and accept it. He has no problem," he has confirmed, trying to dispel doubts about his physical condition.
Finally, Pezeshkian has detailed that he has a team "composed of six members from various organizations, security forces, parliamentary representatives, and government agencies, who meet to dialogue, consult on decision-making processes, and reach any decision through coordination," which advises him on foreign policy and diplomacy, beyond the role of the supreme leader.