Iran has proposed a plan to the United States to end the ongoing war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said.
Araghchi, who is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, disclosed the proposal while speaking to media organisations, including The New York Times and The Guardian.
“If certain conditions are met, the strait will be open within seven days, and talks will start,” he said.
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 had yet to clarify their position.
Araghchi also held talks on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff.
Iran has previously outlined seven conditions for ending the conflict and reopening the strategic waterway.
According to Araghchi, as quoted by The New York Times, the latest proposal calls for a seven-day cessation of hostilities across the Middle East, including Lebanon.
The plan also seeks the release of frozen Iranian assets estimated at more than $12 billion, 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 supported the proposal.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting the United States this week for talks with Trump.
Meanwhile, Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, 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 war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and beginning talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.
However, the agreement collapsed shortly afterwards after Iran fired on commercial vessels in the strait, accusing them of deviating from routes approved by Tehran.
Iran requires vessels to obtain authorisation before passing through the waterway, citing security and sovereignty concerns.
The Strait of Hormuz is a major global shipping route, and the continuing conflict has disrupted maritime traffic in the area.