Iran President Pezeshkian urges an end to the ‘neither war nor peace’ stalemate with US, declares now is the right moment for a lasting agreementIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is pushing to break the current stalemate with the United States, declaring that now is the right moment to move past the state of neither war nor peace. Since the conflict involving the United States and Israel began on February 28, Iran has effectively blocked the strait. He also clarified that Iran is not in direct negotiations with the United States, but is instead exchanging messages through intermediaries. Spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi stated, “Whenever the United States accepts Iran’s conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will certainly be reopened.” Analyst Negar Mortazavi suggests that Pezeshkian is using this moment to send a clear message to both domestic factions and the United States.