Iran security chief Rezaei sets conditions to mediators for ending US war

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran has conveyed conditions to international mediators for negotiations to end the war with the United States, demanding an end to fighting on all fronts, the unfreezing of Iranian funds, and termination of the US naval blockade in the Persian Gulf.

Why this matters. Rezaei's stated conditions -- unfreezing funds and lifting the naval blockade -- are the specific sticking points mediators must resolve before any ceasefire talks with Washington can restart.