Iran Proposes Seven-Day Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi revealed a proposal to the United States for a seven-day plan aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming diplomatic talks. This announcement was made on September 24 while he was in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.

Araghchi stated that the proposal was sent to Washington through intermediaries and that the strategic waterway would be reopened at the end of the seventh day if specific conditions were met. While he did not disclose the full details of these conditions, he indicated they were consistent with prior agreements made in June between Iran and the US.

Reports from The New York Times and CNN confirmed that discussions were ongoing through mediators, marking the first indirect talks between the two nations in months. Iranian officials have previously stated that the reopening of the waterway would require the US to reduce military pressure and lift its blockade of Iranian ports, alongside demands for the release of frozen Iranian assets and an end to hostilities.