Iran proposes reopening Strait of Hormuz within seven days

Iran has proposed a seven-day plan to the United States to end the ongoing war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told media outlets in New York.

“If certain conditions are met, the strait will be open within seven days and talks will start,” Araghchi said in comments to The New York Times, The Guardian and other media outlets while attending the UN General Assembly.

Japan’s Kyodo news agency was the first to report the proposal, citing a senior Iranian official on Tuesday. Iranian media later rejected the report, while authorities in Tehran have yet to publicly clarify their position.

Araghchi also held talks on Tuesday with Steve Witkoff, an envoy to US President Donald Trump.

Iran has previously outlined seven conditions for ending hostilities and reopening the strategic waterway. Under the latest proposal, Araghchi said, all hostilities across the Middle East, including in Lebanon, would cease for seven days.

The plan also calls for the release of at least $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets, the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil exports and an end to the US naval blockade of Iran.

Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the seventh day of the proposed truce, according to Araghchi.

He said Tehran was awaiting Washington’s response and claimed that China supported the proposal. Chinese President Xi Jinping is in the United States this week for talks with Trump.

Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, separately told AFP that ending hostilities in Yemen was also among Tehran’s demands.

The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding in June aimed at ending the conflict, reopening the strait and starting negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme.

However, the agreement subsequently collapsed after Iran opened fire on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing them of deviating from authorised routes.

Iran requires vessels to obtain permission before passing through the waterway, citing security and sovereignty concerns. Ships that fail to comply have periodically come under attack, while the United States has carried out retaliatory strikes against Iranian coastal areas.