Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said the United States must fulfill its commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding before Tehran proceeds with fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz (strategic waterway connecting the Gulf and Gulf of Oman). Speaking Wednesday in Tehran during a meeting with Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official responsible for Islamic relations, Qalibaf said Iran does not reject diplomacy but regards negotiations as a tool in its broader struggle, adding that abandoning confrontation with the United States and Israel in its various forms would amount to defeat. Qalibaf said the memorandum’s first provision addressed ending the war against Iran and its allies in what Tehran calls the resistance front. He also said the United States had initially proposed 15 points seeking a complete halt to Iran’s missile and nuclear activities and its support for allied regional groups. Iran and the United States signed the memorandum in Islamabad on June 18 after mediation by Pakistan and Qatar. The agreement covered ending hostilities, navigation through the strait and further negotiations. Iranian officials have accused Washington of failing to implement its commitments and have linked full reopening to compliance, with conditions including sanctions relief, the release of frozen Iranian assets and an end to military operations against Iran and its regional allies. Tehran has kept navigation restrictions in place, although Iranian officials said in late August that Iran and Oman were discussing maritime transit arrangements that did not amount to a full reopening.