Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran’s seven conditions remain necessary for progress toward ending the conflict with the United States, rejecting Washington’s combination of incentives and threats. Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday in coordination with Washington after Iran dismissed a draft peace plan as unacceptable. Washington wants nuclear issues included from the outset of negotiations, while Tehran is demanding that the United States first end its port blockade and lift sanctions on Iranian oil exports. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran remained in close contact with intermediaries to review ideas supporting Iran’s own seven-day proposal. President Donald Trump said Vice President JD Vance’s outreach to Iran involved medical supplies, while Vance separately defended Trump’s military campaign and said the conflict would not become a forever war. Oil prices rose, with WTI crude up 1.16% to $103.18 per barrel and Brent crude up 1.04% to $116.08.