Mehdi Kouchakzadeh
Iranian MP; spokesperson for parliament's national security committee on Hormuz.
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What does Iran's parliament want as the price of a ceasefire extension?
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Iran Conflict 2026- What conditions is Iran's parliament demanding for a ceasefire?
- Iranian MPs including Mehdi Kouchakzadeh have said Tehran will not agree to extend the Ceasefire unless the extension includes Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz.Source: Iranian state media
- Who is Mehdi Kouchakzadeh?
- An Iranian MP associated with Parliament's national security committee, who has articulated hardline positions on Hormuz control as a Ceasefire precondition.
Background
Mehdi Kouchakzadeh is an Iranian member of Parliament who has spoken publicly on national security issues during the 2026 conflict with Israel and the US. He is associated with the Iranian Parliament's national security and Foreign Policy committee, through which hardline parliamentary positions on Ceasefire conditions have been communicated to Iranian state media.
Iranian MPs on the national security committee have used state media appearances to set redlines for any Ceasefire extension, insisting that Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz must be a precondition. Kouchakzadeh has been among the voices articulating Parliament's position that the government should not make territorial concessions at Hormuz under Ceasefire terms.
The Parliament's role in the conflict has been largely declaratory; operational and diplomatic decisions have been made by Iran's Supreme National Security Council and the Supreme Leader's office. Parliamentary statements have nonetheless signalled the political floor below which negotiators cannot credibly move.
