Iran has made a proposal to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told several foreign media outlets.
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Araghchi, who is in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, conveyed on Tuesday to US envoy Steve Wittkopf Iran’s conditions for reopening the strategic corridor, which has been largely disrupted by shipping since the start of the war in the Middle East.
The minister told foreign media outlets, including The New York Times and The Guardian, that “if certain conditions are met, the strait will be opened within seven days and talks will take place.”
Iran said it had presented seven conditions to end the war and reopen Hormuz.
According to what the New York Times quoted Araqchi as saying, the proposal includes the following conditions: a seven-day cessation of all hostilities in the Middle East, including Lebanon; the release of at least $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets; the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil; and an end to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.
If the conditions are met, Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the seventh and final day.
Abbas Araqchi confirmed that he is awaiting a response from the United States, noting that China, whose president is on a state visit to the United States, supports this proposal.
Revolutionary Guard spokesman Hossein Mohebi also pointed to ending hostilities in Yemen as one of the Iranian conditions.
In June, US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and starting talks on the Iranian nuclear issue.
However, the text was subject to differing interpretations by both sides, which led to renewed hostilities, especially against the backdrop of the management of navigation in Hormuz.
Iran requires ships wishing to cross the strait to obtain permission from it, citing reasons related to security and sovereignty.
Doria strikes target ships that do not comply, while the United States intermittently bombs Iranian coasts.
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