Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stated at a meeting on Tuesday that Tehran would not soften its conditions for ending the conflict with the United States, emphasizing the need to ensure Iran's conditions for ending the war and protecting the rights and interests of the Iranian people and the "resistance front," according to Iranian state media Press TV. The official Iranian news agency IRNA added that Khamenei discussed with Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, maintaining national and regional security through control of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as strengthening relations with neighboring countries. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that the Supreme Leader's directives are of great importance and set a strategic direction for the country.