Iran Gives US Seven-Day Deadline To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz, Resume Talks On Nuclear Programme | Sahara Reporters

Araghchi said the seven-day period would begin once the United States formally accepts the proposal, which includes several conditions from Tehran.

Iran has given the United States a seven-day timeline to meet conditions that would allow the reopening of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz and the resumption of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, disclosed the proposal while speaking to reporters outside the United Nations Security Council in New York, saying Tehran had transmitted the plan to Washington through Qatari mediators.

Araghchi said the seven-day period would begin once the United States formally accepts the proposal, which includes several conditions from Tehran.

“If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, a normal maritime passage restored within seven days. The choice now rests with the United States,” Araghchi said.

According to the Iranian proposal, Washington would have to lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waive sanctions affecting Iranian oil sales and observe a ceasefire covering the wider region, including Lebanon.

In return, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume discussions with the United States on a broader agreement concerning its nuclear programme.

Araghchi explained that the initial measures would take about four to five days, with the waterway expected to reopen on the sixth day.

“And on day seven, the talks with the U.S. will be started for the final deal on mutually agreed subjects,” he said.

The proposal comes as the Strait of Hormuz remains at the centre of the confrontation between Tehran and Washington.

The waterway, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman, is one of the world’s most important energy routes.

Before the current conflict, roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas passed through the strait, making any prolonged disruption capable of affecting energy markets and international shipping.

Iran’s control over access through the waterway has therefore become a major point of leverage in its confrontation with the United States.

The latest proposal follows earlier diplomatic contacts between Iranian and American representatives through intermediaries, with Qatar playing a key role in passing messages between the two sides.
Araghchi said the measures being demanded of the United States were not new, arguing that they were already contained in a memorandum of understanding previously reached by the two countries.

“The actions that the United States should take are not new. They are all already in the MOU,” he said.

The White House said on Friday that American officials were engaged in “positive and constructive conversations” with mediators over the conflict.

Washington also said it was facilitating significant oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz. However, there was no immediate official response from the White House accepting Iran’s latest proposal.

Reports later emerged that US President Donald Trump had rejected the proposal, although Iran was still awaiting an official American response.

The Associated Press reported that the White House had not publicly confirmed a rejection of the Iranian offer, while other reports said Trump had turned it down. Iran, meanwhile, maintained that the next move was for Washington to respond to the plan.

The development comes amid continued diplomatic efforts at the United Nations General Assembly to find a way out of the conflict.

France is also reportedly working on a draft United Nations Security Council resolution backing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a UN diplomat.
The issue was discussed by Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the UN gathering, as well as with Arab countries and Iran.

The Strait of Hormuz has remained a major concern for global energy markets because of its importance to international oil and gas shipments.

Iran’s latest proposal could therefore have implications beyond the immediate US-Iran confrontation, particularly for international shipping, energy prices and countries dependent on Middle Eastern oil supplies.