Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Hormuz could reopen on the seventh day if conditions including a regional halt to hostilities are met.
WEB DESK: Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States aimed at ending the conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in New York.
Araghchi said the waterway would be reopened on the seventh day if certain conditions were met, after which broader talks would resume. The proposal was discussed on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
The proposal is conditional and does not represent an agreement between Tehran and Washington. Araghchi said he was awaiting a US response.
What Iran is proposing
According to Araghchi, the plan calls for a seven-day cessation of hostilities across the Middle East, including Lebanon.
Other reported conditions include the release of frozen Iranian assets estimated at at least $12 billion, the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.
On the seventh day of the proposed truce, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to the plan described by Araghchi.
Iran has also previously said that an end to hostilities involving Yemen is among its demands. A spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards told AFP that ending the conflict in Yemen was part of Tehran’s position.
US response remains pending
Araghchi said Iran was waiting for Washington’s response to the proposal.
The Iranian foreign minister has indicated that Tehran remains prepared to pursue diplomacy under conditions it considers acceptable. Iran’s delegation is currently in New York for the UN General Assembly, creating an opportunity for indirect contacts between the two sides.
Iran and US representatives have previously held discussions through intermediaries. Araghchi also met US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, earlier in the week.
There has been no indication that Washington has accepted the latest seven-day proposal.
Why the Strait of Hormuz matters
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important energy and shipping routes, linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the wider Arabian Sea.
The waterway has become a central issue in the conflict because restrictions on shipping through the strait have affected commercial vessels and raised concerns over global energy supplies.
Iran requires some vessels to obtain authorisation before passage, citing security and sovereignty concerns. The United States has carried out military action against Iranian coastal areas in response to incidents involving shipping, according to Reuters’ account of the conflict.
Previous agreement broke down
The latest proposal follows an earlier Islamabad memorandum of understanding signed by Iran and the United States in June.
That agreement was intended to end the conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme. The arrangement later broke down amid disagreements over navigation through the waterway.
Iran’s latest proposal appears to revive elements of that earlier diplomatic framework while adding specific conditions for the reopening of Hormuz.
Reuters reported earlier that Iranian officials had already conveyed a proposal through mediators and said Tehran’s delegation in New York had authority to pursue renewed diplomacy.
