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10/20Government of Iran: The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said no enriched nuclear material would leave the country, Tasnim reported.

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10/11Government of Iran: Supreme National Security Council head Mohsen Rezaei told state media Washington accepted some of Iran's seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz but its response was "insufficient", and that the US had approached Iran through Pakistan, Qatar and Iraq.

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10/04Government of Iran: Parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until seven Iranian conditions based on the Islamabad memorandum are met, and that Iran would "both fight and negotiate".

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09/29Government of Iran: Parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on state TV that if Iran's security is not guaranteed, no infrastructure will remain safe.

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09/28Government of Iran: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on his Telegram channel that Iranian forces had pushed enemy forces from the waters off southern Iran back to the Arabian Sea and that they would soon be expelled from the Arabian Sea too.

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09/27Government of Iran: Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority warned that charterers who push ships through Hormuz without its required procedures could be put on its non-compliance list, restricting linked vessels, and published a letter it attributed to a ship's owners apologising for an unauthorised transit.

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09/26Government of Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian told Al Jazeera that Qatar and Pakistan were still relaying messages but that Iran no longer had faith in Washington after the attacks and sanctions that followed all negotiations.

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09/25Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran had offered Washington, through Qatar, a plan under which the strait could reopen and normal passage resume within seven days if the necessary conditions were met, and that the choice rested with the US. A senior Iranian official told Reuters the plan would also end hostilities on all fronts including Lebanon in return for lifting the blockade, releasing frozen funds and waiving oil sanctions, and that Iran would make no nuclear concessions.

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09/24Government of Iran: Yahya Rahim Safavi, an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said in a video released by Fars that if Israel or the US strikes again the front will expand further, reaching the Indian Ocean and perhaps beyond.

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09/23Government of Iran: At the UN General Assembly, President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran will not pursue nuclear weapons but will not give up civilian enrichment, that Iran only defended itself and did not hit civilian populations, and that Iran is open to talks without bullying.

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09/23Government of Iran: Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said on state TV that Iran could paralyse airports in neighbouring countries if they stopped Iranian flights.

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09/23Government of Iran: Deputy Oil Minister Ahmad Zeraatkar told Fars that about half of the damaged production capacity at the South Pars gas field had been restored, up from about 40% in late August, and that repairs would be finished before winter.

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09/22Government of Iran: A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if Washington reduced military pressure and lifted its blockade of Iranian ports.

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09/20Government of Iran: Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said, according to Fars, that Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are met and US commitments are implemented.

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09/19Government of Iran: Mohsen Rezaei, described as Iran's security chief, told Al Jazeera that Iran had given mediators Qatar and Pakistan three conditions for talks with the US: an end to the war on all fronts, the unfreezing of Iranian funds and an end to the naval blockade, and was awaiting Trump's reply.

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09/15Government of Iran: Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei wrote on X, after Trump said he was open to talks, that there would be 'no talks until Iran's conditions are met'; Iran has named war reparations and the lifting of sanctions as conditions.

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09/14Government of Iran: Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said Saudi Arabia had asked to postpone the Iran-Gulf meeting on Hormuz planned in Salalah, Oman; Riyadh did not comment.

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09/07Government of Iran: Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei warned South Korea that any military deployment or participation in US operations in the Gulf or Strait of Hormuz would be treated as direct support for the aggressor and have serious consequences.

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09/06Government of Iran: Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei told state TV that Iran would announce within days a prohibited zone starting at the US Navy's blockade line and extending into the Gulf, and that any ship entering it would be placed on Iran's sanctions list.

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09/06Government of Iran: Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf said on Telegram that the rules of the game had changed and that any attack on Iran's interests would meet a faster, heavier and more painful response.

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09/02Government of Iran: Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said on X that the US would face a new Iranian strategy on the battlefield, in diplomacy and against the economic blockade.

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09/02Government of Iran: Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on X that the US bombing of a wedding in Sirik was a war crime, part of what he called America's effort to conceal its failure.

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09/01Government of Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, said Iran was ready to return to the June ceasefire memorandum brokered with the US, and would reciprocate immediately, if Washington abided by its terms.

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08/31Government of Iran: Meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, President Pezeshkian said continued war is in no one's interest and that Tehran remains open to a negotiated settlement with the US, according to Tasnim.

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08/30Government of Iran: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in a written Telegram message for the Prophet's birthday, urged Gulf rulers to identify and confront their real enemy and called for Muslim unity and mutual defence.

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08/29Government of Iran: President Pezeshkian told state TV that US sanctions are hurting Iran's economy, that Iran's exports and imports have fallen 25 to 35 percent in recent months under the naval blockade, and that petrol prices should rise to offset the drop in trade.

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08/27Government of Iran: Deputy Oil Minister Ahmed Zeraatkar said about 40% of the South Pars gas field capacity damaged in the war is back in production, according to Fars, and Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said oil sales and deliveries in distant waters continue despite a reduction.

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08/23Government of Iran: President Pezeshkian said the expired memorandum with the US was the best way out of a situation of neither war nor peace, that the Supreme National Security Council saw it as the best possible deal and that no provision amounted to capitulation, adding that Iran cannot attract investment while the risk persists.

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08/22Government of Iran: Mohsen Rezaei, described by AFP as head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said on state television that any country taking part in the US economic restrictions on Iran will be considered an enemy.

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08/21Government of Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian told a meeting of doctors that it is better to end the war now because Iran is in a position of power and dignity, saying the whole world acknowledges Iran's victory and accusing the US of attacking schools, hospitals and infrastructure.

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08/18Government of Iran: Iran's chief negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until the US meets the terms of the expired memorandum: lifting the naval blockade, lifting sanctions and releasing frozen Iranian assets.

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08/17Government of Iran: Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei blamed oil pollution in the Gulf and the Sea of Oman on the US military presence, put the damage at trillions of dollars and called for the US to be held accountable, after an oil slick reached Qeshm island's beaches and mangroves.

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08/08Government of Iran: Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in a statement by secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr carried by state television, said the Strait of Hormuz would not open until the US corrected its behaviour, and listed conditions: no further US threats, a permanent end to the war on Iran and its allies including Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, lifting of the naval blockade and US withdrawal from the region, full compensation for the 2025 and 2026 wars, lifting of all sanctions and release of frozen assets.

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08/03Government of Iran: Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran was not holding talks with the United States and had no plans to host or send delegations, and that it was discussing with Oman a temporary safe route through the strait with one path of entry and exit lanes. He said a deal with Oman would not fully reopen the strait while what he called US aggression continued.

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08/02Government of Iran: Fars reported that Iran plans to keep control of the Strait of Hormuz as long as US hostilities continue.

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08/01Government of Iran: A senior Iranian security official, quoted by Tasnim, said Iran would respond to any strike on its energy facilities by hitting critical infrastructure in Israel and US energy facilities in the region, and that Iran had prepared a comprehensive response plan.

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07/31Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied Iranian involvement in the Damietta drone strike, called Egypt an 'important friend and partner' and warned of Israeli 'false-flag operations'.

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07/26Government of Iran: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on X that 'the absolute, unconditional termination of the Zionist regime's aggression' against Lebanon is Iran's primary condition for ending the war with the US, and called defending Hezbollah's fighters a 'strategic mandate'.

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07/26Government of Iran: Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said intermediaries relay US messages but there are no direct or indirect negotiations, dismissed reports Iran asked for talks in Pakistan or Qatar, and said the strait remains closed.

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07/25Government of Iran: Araghchi said the June memorandum gives Tehran the right to set transit routes and mechanisms in the strait, and accused Washington of trying to force open a new route without consulting Iran.

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07/24Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X that using frozen assets for unrelated future claims would set an 'incendiary precedent'.

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07/22Government of Iran: Parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the strait 'will not return to pre-war conditions' and that if Iran's security is not ensured, 'no infrastructure will be safe'. IRGC Aerospace Force head Majid Mousavi said power outages in countries hosting US troops would follow any strike on Iran's power stations.

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07/20Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told IRNA that Tehran would end the war with the US when it has 'the upper hand in the field', and that the right time to negotiate is after reaching a strong military position.

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07/18Government of Iran: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in a written statement read on state TV, warned of 'unforgettable lessons' if US attacks continue and said Trump's signature on the memorandum was 'utterly worthless and invalid'.

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07/16Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Washington of war crimes in a Telegram post, saying attacks on civilian infrastructure violate the UN Charter.

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07/12Government of Iran: Ghalibaf posted 'The era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking', with an image of Article 5 of the memorandum.

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07/12Government of Iran: Mohsen Rezaee, an adviser to Mojtaba Khamenei, said the strait 'is more important than dozens of atomic bombs' and Iran would protect it.

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07/08Government of Iran: Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said clause five of the memorandum gives Iran sole responsibility for arranging safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

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07/08Government of Iran: Parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz 'will only open with Iranian arrangements, not American threats' and warned: 'if you strike, you'll get hit'.

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07/02Government of Iran: Ghalibaf denied that IAEA inspectors had access to Fordow, Natanz or Isfahan, saying they could visit only the Bushehr plant and the Tehran reactor under a law passed by parliament.

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06/30Government of Iran: Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said demining of the Strait of Hormuz could be carried out 'solely by Iran and by no other country'.

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06/30Government of Iran: Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran would not enter further negotiations until the memorandum's conditions were met, that Iran, the US and Lebanon would form a committee to oversee the end of the war in Lebanon, and that sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz lies with Oman and Iran.

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06/29Government of Iran: Baghaei said 'We will not have any negotiation meetings at any level with the American side in the coming days' and that Iran's technical delegation to Doha had 'no relation' to any meeting with US officials.

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06/22Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran secured oil and petrochemical export waivers, the lifting of blockades, some frozen-asset releases and a reconstruction plan at Burgenstock.

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06/17Government of Iran: Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the Islamabad memorandum text 'was finalised with the signatures of the presidents' and that 'now it is time to test the implementation of the agreement'.

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06/12Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran's pressure over Hormuz would continue indefinitely and that Iran collects 'service fees', which are part of the negotiations, while tolls are not permitted under international law, according to Tasnim.

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06/12Government of Iran: Mohsen Rezaei said Trump had accepted the release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets but would not make it public. The UAE foreign ministry the same evening denied reports that frozen Iranian funds had been released or transferred through the UAE.

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06/07Government of Iran: Parliament speaker and chief negotiator Ghalibaf accused the US of giving Israel a 'green light' for the Beirut strike and said Tehran would halt negotiations and move into 'direct confrontation' over ceasefire violations.

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06/06Government of Iran: Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to the supreme leader, told CNN the negotiations were at a deadlock that Trump must break, and called the release of frozen funds, which Iranian state media put at $12 billion to $24 billion with half on signing, a test of trust.

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06/04Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Araghchi warned that any attack on Beirut would trigger a full-scale resumption of the war and said there had been no tangible progress in the negotiations with the US.

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05/31Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Araghchi told IRNA that "dialogue and an exchange of messages are ongoing" with the US, and chief negotiator Ghalibaf said Iran would not accept a deal that fails to secure its full rights and wants tangible results before fulfilling commitments. The New York Times reported Trump had sent back a toughened framework.

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05/30Government of Iran: Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to the Supreme Leader, said Trump was "betraying diplomacy for the third time" by keeping the naval blockade; Fars, citing sources, said Iran wanted $12bn in frozen assets released before the next phase.

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05/29Government of Iran: Chief negotiator Ghalibaf said Tehran would judge any agreement "by actions rather than words" and would take no steps unless Washington acted first.

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05/28Government of Iran: Pezeshkian said Iran is "not looking for nuclear weapons" and "we do not engage in diplomacy with humiliation".

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05/26Government of Iran: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a hajj message that "the clock cannot be turned back"; in an Eid al-Adha message he warned Gulf states against hosting US bases that could be used to attack Iran and said the US was losing influence in the region.

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05/25Government of Iran: Baghaei said a "large portion" of issues had been concluded but no one could claim an agreement was about to be signed, and that Iran's nuclear programme was not being discussed "at this stage".

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05/24Government of Iran: President Pezeshkian said no deal would be made without the permission of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

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05/23Government of Iran: Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said differences with the US remained "deep and significant", that tolls in Hormuz were a "security service", and that more than 30 vessels had passed in coordination with the IRGC navy over the past day.

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05/21Government of Iran: Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in an audio message that the US was seeking to start a new war and had not dropped its military goals.

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05/18Government of Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that "dialogue does not mean surrender" and that Iran would not give up its legal rights.

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05/16Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had received US messages indicating openness to new negotiations to end the war, but that a deadlock remained over enriched nuclear material. He said Iran welcomed help from any country, "particularly China".

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05/16Government of Iran: First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said Iran would no longer allow "enemy" military equipment through the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran said it would soon publish a traffic management plan including fees, which legislator Ebrahim Azizi said would be charged for "specialised services".

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05/15Government of Iran: At the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, Araghchi urged members to condemn the US-Israeli war as a breach of international law, said Iran would never bow to pressure, and said the UAE was directly involved in the aggression against Iran. BRICS ended without a joint statement.

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05/15Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Araghchi said Tehran had no trust in the US and would negotiate only if Washington was serious; he said all vessels could pass Hormuz except those of states at war with Iran, which must coordinate with Iran's navy, and that Pakistan's mediation was in difficulty but had not failed.

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05/13Government of Iran: Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or the talks would fail.

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05/10Government of Iran: President Pezeshkian said negotiating with the US did not mean Iran was surrendering.

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05/05Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the escalation around Hormuz showed there was no military solution to a political crisis; First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref called managing the strait Iran's legitimate right.

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04/30Government of Iran: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement read on state television that Iran would protect its nuclear and missile capabilities as national assets, that the future of the Persian Gulf would be without America, and that Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz under its control.

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04/30Government of Iran: Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said no oil wells had 'exploded' under the blockade and that Iran's storage had not reached capacity, accusing US Treasury Secretary Bessent of acting on 'junk advice'; President Pezeshkian said the blockade was 'doomed to fail'.

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04/22Government of Iran: Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said reopening the Strait of Hormuz was impossible given the US blockade and what he called a flagrant breach of the ceasefire.

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04/17Government of Iran: Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran's enriched uranium would under no circumstances be transferred anywhere, after Trump told CBS that Iran had agreed to everything, including removing the uranium.

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04/13Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran had met maximalism, shifting goalposts and a blockade when it was inches from an Islamabad memorandum of understanding, adding zero lessons learned.

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04/06Government of Iran: Foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei called Trump's threats to strike power plants and bridges incitement to war crimes and crimes against humanity, and called the Pakistani plan extremely ambitious, unusual and illogical, while saying Iran would never accept the US 15-point plan.

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04/06Government of Iran: Ali Akbar Velayati, adviser to the supreme leader, warned Gulf states that strikes on Iranian power plants would bring attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure, and said one misstep could severely disrupt global energy flows.

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04/02Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran had received messages from the US but trust for any negotiations was at zero; Iran called US demands maximalist and irrational and denied that ceasefire talks were under way.

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04/01Government of Iran: Foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei called Trump's claim that Iran's president had asked for a ceasefire false and baseless, according to Iranian state television. The IRGC said the Strait of Hormuz remained firmly under its control and would not be opened to Iran's enemies.

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04/01Government of Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote an open letter to the American public saying Iran bore no ill will toward Americans, urging them to question their government's motives, and warning that attacks on Iranian energy and industrial sites would have consequences.

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03/31Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran's attacks target only US forces and that it was high time to eject US forces from Gulf bases.

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03/30Government of Iran: Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran had received messages through intermediaries but called the US proposals unrealistic, illogical and excessive, and said Iran did not take part in the framework Pakistan set up.

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03/29Government of Iran: Parliament speaker Ghalibaf said the enemy openly sends messages of negotiation and secretly plans a ground attack, that Iran's missiles remain in place, and that Iran's men are waiting for American soldiers on the ground; he warned any attempt to seize an Iranian island would bring attacks on the vital infrastructure of a regional country that helped.

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03/28Government of Iran: Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for parliament's national security commission, said the NPT had no benefit for Iran, and lawmakers uploaded priority legislation to withdraw from the treaty; the bill would also need Guardian Council approval.

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03/26Government of Iran: Iranian officials called the US proposal one-sided and unfair and set out five demands they called non-negotiable, including reparations and continued sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

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03/23Government of Iran: Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said no negotiations had been held with the US and called the reports fake news aimed at manipulating oil markets.

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03/22Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Araghchi told CBS the strait is open to all except the US and its allies, that a number of countries had approached Iran seeking safe passage, and that a group of ships from different countries had been allowed through.

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03/21Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran would exercise its right to self-defence and warned that British lives were in danger after the UK allowed the US to use its bases.

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03/20Government of Iran: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written Nowruz message that the enemy had been defeated; President Pezeshkian said Iran does not seek war with its neighbours and is not pursuing nuclear weapons.

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03/18Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran's political system remained strong, blamed the US for the war, denied that Iran targets civilians and warned that US forces across the Gulf made escalation unavoidable.

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03/17Government of Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian defended Iran's right to self-defence, said Iran did not start the war and said it would not surrender to bullies.

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03/15Government of Iran: In an interview with CBS, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said "we never asked for a ceasefire, and we have never asked even for negotiation", that Iran saw no reason to negotiate with the US and nothing was on the table, and that Iran was ready to defend itself "as long as it takes". He said the strait was not closed, that ships were hesitant because of insecurity, and that Iran was open to talks with countries on safe passage for their vessels.

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03/15Government of Iran: Tehran's governor said at least 10,000 homes in the capital had been damaged or destroyed by US-Israeli attacks.

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03/14Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US struck Kharg Island and Abu Musa Island from Ras al-Khaimah and a site "very close to Dubai", called Trump's appeal for warships "begging", said the strait was closed only to "those who are attacking us and their allies", and said Iran would try not to attack populated areas.

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03/13Government of Iran: Speaking to state TV at the Quds Day march, Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani said the attacks on Iran were carried out "out of fear, out of desperation".

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03/12Government of Iran: In his first statement as supreme leader, read by a presenter on state television rather than delivered on camera, Mojtaba Khamenei said "the lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must continue to be used", vowed revenge for those killed, urged Iran's neighbours to close US bases on their territory and said Iran would keep attacking such bases. He said Iran would seek compensation and, if refused, take or destroy equivalent enemy property.

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03/12Government of Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would consider ending the war if its legitimate rights were recognised, reparations were paid and firm international guarantees prevented future attacks.

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03/12Government of Iran: Iran's UN ambassador Amir-Saeid Iravani said at least 1,348 civilians had been killed in Iran and more than 17,000 injured since 28 February.

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03/11Government of Iran: Iran's UN ambassador Amir-Saeid Iravani expressed "profound regret" at the adoption of the Gulf resolution, called it a serious setback to the Council's credibility and a "manifest injustice", and accused the US and Israel of being behind it. He said more than 1,348 civilians had been killed and over 17,000 injured in Iran since 28 February.

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03/11Government of Iran: Iranian authorities said US and Israeli forces had bombed almost 10,000 civilian facilities in Iran and killed more than 1,300 civilians since the war began.

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03/10Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would keep fighting as long as necessary, casting doubt on Trump's statement that the war would end soon.

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03/09Government of Iran: Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said China, Russia and France had contacted Iran about a ceasefire, according to Iranian state TV.

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03/08Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC that Iran's missiles cannot reach US soil and that Iran can instead strike US bases in neighbouring countries.

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03/07Government of Iran: President Pezeshkian apologised to neighbouring countries for Iranian attacks, said they would not be targeted unless attacks on Iran came from their territory, and said Iran would not surrender.

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03/06Government of Iran: Iran's deputy foreign minister warned that European countries would become legitimate targets if they joined the US and Israel in the war.

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03/01Government of Iran: Iranian authorities confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed; pro-government crowds gathered in Tehran to mourn.

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02/28Government of Iran: Iran's foreign ministry called the strikes a clear act of armed aggression, vowed a response, and asked the UN Security Council to take immediate action.

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