ON THE 19TH OF THIS MONTH, REZAI, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF IRAN'S SUPREME SECURITY COUNCIL (SNSC), WHICH OVERSEES ITS FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY, STATED THAT IRAN WOULD NEED TO ACCEPT SEVEN CONDITIONS, INCLUDING LIFTING THE PORT BLOCKADE AND UNFREEZING IRANIAN ASSETS, IN ORDER TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES. - KYODO