Yemen front and the region
Rezaei denies US talks and ties Hormuz reopening to Iran’s conditions
In an interview reported during the monitoring window, Mohsen Rezaei denied that talks with Washington were continuing and tied the reopening of Hormuz to Tehran’s conditions. In Lahj, Houthi-affiliated media reported a security and services meeting in Al-Maqatirah; the report does not establish a new change in territorial control.
Summary
- AttributedRezaei calls the US response deceptive and denies plans for a meeting with Vance.
- AttributedHouthi-affiliated media reports a meeting on security, roads and services in Al-Maqatirah.
- UnverifiedThe third-tanker allegation does not establish a separate maritime incident; republished military statements were not counted as new events.
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- AttributedLahj · Al-Maqatirah
Houthi-affiliated media reports security and services meeting in Al-Maqatirah
The Houthi-affiliated 26 September website said Ahmed Jareeb, whom it identifies as governor of Lahj, chaired a meeting at the local authority headquarters in Al-Maqatirah. It said discussions covered security, road damage, continued schooling and water, electricity and healthcare needs. The meeting and implementation of its recommendations could not be independently verified; the outlet’s description of areas as liberated does not establish a new battlefield advance during this window.
Source: 26 September / Houthi-affiliated - AttributedHormuz and diplomacy
Rezaei denies ongoing talks and ties Hormuz reopening to Tehran’s conditions
Iran International, followed by Mehr, reported remarks by Mohsen Rezaei in an interview with Al Mayadeen in which he called the US response deceptive and insufficient. He said claims of continuing negotiations and a meeting in Qatar were untrue, and denied plans to meet US Vice President JD Vance. He reiterated that the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen until Iran’s seven conditions were met. This is an Iranian official’s account, not independent evidence of navigation conditions or the termination of mediation.
Source: Iran International Mehr News Agency