Iran proposes reopening Strait of Hormuz within seven days under conditions

Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told several international media outlets.

Araghchi, who is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, conveyed Iran’s conditions for reopening the strategic waterway to US envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday. Shipping through the strait has been severely disrupted since the outbreak of war in the Middle East.

Speaking to foreign media, including The New York Times and The Guardian, Araghchi said, “If certain conditions are met, the strait will be reopened within seven days and talks will be held.”

Iran said it has set out seven conditions for ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

According to The New York Times, Araghchi’s proposal includes the following conditions: a seven-day halt to all hostilities in the Middle East, including Lebanon; the release of at least $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets; lifting sanctions on Iranian oil; and ending the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.

If these conditions are met, Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the seventh and final day.

Araghchi confirmed he is awaiting a response from the United States, adding that China, whose president is on a state visit to the US, supports the proposal.

In an exclusive interview with Agence France-Presse on Tuesday, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman Hossein Mohibi also cited ending hostilities in Yemen as one of Iran’s conditions.

In June, US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and launching talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

However, the agreement was interpreted differently by both sides, leading to renewed hostilities, particularly over navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran requires ships wishing to transit the strait to obtain its permission, citing security and sovereignty concerns.

Ships that do not comply are regularly targeted, while the United States intermittently strikes Iranian coastal areas.