Iran Proposes Seven-Day Plan to End War, Reopen Strait of Hormuz
“If certain conditions are met, the strait will be open within seven days and talks will start,” Araghchi said, according to The New York Times and The Guardian.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States to end their ongoing war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told media outlets in New York on Tuesday.
“If certain conditions are met, the strait will be open within seven days and talks will start,” Araghchi said, according to The New York Times and The Guardian.
Japanese news agency Kyodo was the first to report the proposal, citing a senior Iranian official. Iranian media later denied the report, while authorities in Tehran have yet to publicly clarify their position.
Araghchi, who is in the United States to attend the UN General Assembly, also held talks Tuesday with US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff.
According to Araghchi, the latest Iranian plan calls for a seven-day cessation of all hostilities across the Middle East, including in Lebanon. It also demands 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 Iran.
Under the proposal, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the seventh day of the truce.
Araghchi said Tehran was awaiting Washington’s response and claimed that China supports the proposal. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the United States this week for talks with Trump.
The proposal comes after a memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran in June that sought to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and launch negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
However, the agreement collapsed shortly afterward after Iran fired on commercial vessels in the strait, accusing them of deviating from routes approved by Tehran.
Iran requires vessels to obtain authorization before passing through the waterway, citing security and sovereignty concerns. Ships that fail to comply have been targeted, while the United States has carried out periodic strikes on Iranian coastal areas in retaliation.