If confirmed, the remarks are negative for any near-term supply relief, as they tie the reopening of Hormuz to conditions Washington has shown no sign of accepting. That supports the war-risk premium in crude, especially in prompt Brent spreads. The threat of military "surprises" adds tail risk to Gulf shipping and energy infrastructure. Traders will be cautious about the unverified source, so the initial reaction may be muted. Any official confirmation from Tehran, or a US denial, could move prices quickly. The suggestion of a back channel also cuts the other way: it implies diplomacy has not fully broken down, which may limit how far traders chase prices higher.Iran says Washington is whispering peace in private while shouting in public, and it is listening to neither, with Hormuz as the price of entry.Summary:Comments attributed to Iran's Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, shared on social media and not independently verified, say the US has quietly sent new peace proposals through intermediaries.Tehran reportedly sees the proposals as similar to earlier ones and says it will not engage with them or any further offers.Ghalibaf reportedly said Hormuz will stay closed until Iran's seven conditions are met, without listing them, and warned of new military "surprises."Trump publicly rejected an Iranian proposal on September 26 and ruled out a return to the earlier memorandum of understanding.Neither Washington nor any intermediary has publicly confirmed that new proposals were sent.------Iran has accused the Trump administration of quietly sending fresh peace proposals through intermediaries while taking a very different line in public, and has said it will not engage with them. The accusation comes from comments attributed to Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf that circulated on social media (not on mainstream media as yet). The remarks could not be independently verified.Ghalibaf was reported as saying that while US officials say one thing in the media, they have recently put forward proposals through intermediaries. He said Tehran views the latest ideas as similar to earlier ones and will not respond to them or to any further proposals.He also struck a defiant tone, reportedly declaring that the time for stalling and for unilateral demands has passed. He said the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until Iran's seven conditions are met, and warned that Iran would confront the United States and Israel with new surprises on the military front. The reports did not set out the seven conditions.If accurate, the comments point to a widening gap between the two sides. President Donald Trump publicly rejected an Iranian proposal on September 26 and told his negotiating team that returning to the earlier memorandum of understanding was not an option. Neither Washington nor the intermediaries involved have publicly confirmed that new proposals were sent.Claims of a private channel running alongside public hostility may be aimed as much at domestic and international audiences as at the negotiations themselves. For markets, the substance matters most: a senior Iranian official is tying the reopening of Hormuz to conditions Washington has shown no sign of accepting.Until either side moves, an early reopening of the strait looks unlikely. The next signals worth watching are any official confirmation of back-channel contacts, or details of what Iran's conditions involve. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.