Iran has presented the United States with a seven-day proposal aimed at ending the ongoing conflict and reopening the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said.
Araghchi disclosed the proposal while speaking to journalists in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. He said the waterway could be reopened within seven days if Washington accepts Tehran’s conditions, after which negotiations would resume.
The proposal was reportedly communicated to the United States through mediators as Iran seeks to revive diplomatic efforts between the two countries.
According to details attributed to Araghchi, the plan would require a seven-day halt to hostilities across the Middle East, including fighting in Lebanon. Tehran is also seeking the release of frozen Iranian funds, the removal of sanctions affecting its oil exports and an end to the US naval blockade against Iran.
Araghchi said Iran was waiting for Washington’s response and indicated that China supports the diplomatic initiative. He also held discussions with US special envoy Steve Witkoff during the UN General Assembly meetings.
The latest proposal builds on an earlier memorandum of understanding reached between Iran and the United States in June. That arrangement was intended to facilitate an end to the conflict, restore navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and create a framework for negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme.
However, the earlier understanding subsequently collapsed amid renewed military confrontation and disputes over shipping through the strategic waterway.
Iran has maintained that ships must receive authorisation before passing through the Strait of Hormuz, citing security and sovereignty concerns. The waterway has since remained a major flashpoint in the confrontation between Tehran and Washington.
Iranian officials have also linked the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to developments in other parts of the region. Hossein Mohebbi, a spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said an end to hostilities in Yemen was among Tehran’s demands.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important oil transit routes, making its continued disruption a major concern for global energy markets.
Earlier reports indicated that Iran had already communicated conditions for reopening the waterway through intermediaries. A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran could restore access within seven days if the United States reduced military pressure and lifted its blockade on Iranian ports.
Iran has now placed the proposal before Washington as diplomatic contacts continue around the UN General Assembly in New York. The United States had not publicly accepted the terms at the time of Araghchi’s statement.
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