The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, Nournews reported Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as saying on Sunday, a few days after Tehran received Washington's reply to its diplomatic proposal. “The Americans, who say something different in the media, have recently put forward proposals through a mediator. But they must understand that the period of dragging out the process and dictating one-sided demands is over," Ghalibaf was quoted as saying. "The position of the Islamic Republic of Iran is completely clear and firm, and the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until our seven conditions, based on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, are met." Iran FM says no military solution to Iran-US conflict Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said there is no military solution to his country’s conflict with the United States, as talks aimed at ending the war appear to have reached an impasse, AFP reported. “If our enemies again choose the path of military confrontation, our response will be stronger than before, and we will defend ourselves with even more force,” Araghchi said at a gathering of foreign ambassadors. “There is no military solution, nor any solution based on new sanctions,” he added. Iran army plans volunteer training programme for “national defence” The Iranian army plans to begin training volunteers under a programme aimed at preparing citizens for “national defence”, Al Jazeera reported, citing the West Asia News Agency (WANA). The Iranian army plans to begin training volunteers under a programme that aims to prepare citizens for “national defence,” reports West Asia News Agency (WANA). 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/HrCht5WdbF pic.twitter.com/szKJzCl5sX — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 4, 2026 Iran has also opened a military training centre for everyday citizens in Tehran as part of the programme. Iran has opened a military training centre for everyday citizens in Tehran. 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/ZeV953aMQq pic.twitter.com/ssN9HQwu9D — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 4, 2026 Hegseth says Trump has “options” if Iran “play games” over Hormuz US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz remains “ironclad”, warning that President Donald Trump has “options” if Iran continues to “play games” with the vital sea passage, Al Jazeera reported. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz remains “ironclad”, and that Trump has “options” if Iran continues to “play games” with the vital sea passage. 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/CmkFLpfZqL pic.twitter.com/RICG5zXU6l — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 4, 2026 US carrier George HW Bush visits Thailand after Middle East deployment The US aircraft carrier George HW Bush arrived off Thailand's ​resort island of Phuket on Sunday ‌with about 4,800 personnel aboard for a rest-and-recreation break after months of supporting US operations ​in the Middle East. The Nimitz-class ​carrier had been operating in the ⁠Arabian Sea during the conflict with Iran, ​according to multiple media reports. The carrier will ​anchor offshore, while crew members are expected to come ashore through Phuket Deep Sea Port ​and spend time on the popular ​southern resort island from October 4 to 9, local ‌media ⁠reported. The visit follows a five-day port call by the US carrier Abraham Lincoln at Laem Chabang in eastern Thailand last ​month, with ​about ⁠5,000 sailors and Marines aboard. A local mayor had estimated each ​US service member from the ​Lincoln ⁠could spend up to 3,000 baht ($89) per day during the visit. Thailand is the United ⁠States' ​only treaty partner in ​mainland Southeast Asia. Trump says Iran has 'virtually given up' any plans for nuclear weapons US President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday that Iran has “virtually given up” any plans to develop nuclear weapons, one of his administration’s most frequently stated objectives in the war with Tehran, now in its eighth month. Trump also claimed oil prices were currently decreasing, long elevated after Israel and the US launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28. “Oil is coming down. Oil is right now lower, and it's been lower than it was under the Biden administration, and they did nothing about the fact that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House to attend a rally in the state of Ohio. “By the way, Iran, as you know, has virtually given up any plans of a nuclear weapon,” he added. Iran has long denied accusations by the US and Israel that it seeks to develop nuclear weapons, a position reiterated by President Masoud Pezeshkian during his visit last month to New York for the UN General Assembly. Pezeshkian said Tehran is not seeking nuclear weapons because of a religious prohibition, and offered to dilute its enriched uranium stockpiles under international verification. Iran, however, has maintained that it will not compromise on its peaceful civilian nuclear program or make structural concessions unless the US lifts economic sanctions