Iran has said its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days remains available to the United States, according to Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.
Speaking to Iranian media while in Baghdad for a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Araqchi said Tehran was reviewing comments received from Washington but maintained that the route to reopening the waterway was clear if the US accepted Iran’s conditions.
Context: Strait of Hormuz Intelligence File · Strait of Hormuz
Iran presented the proposal in mid-September following the collapse of an interim ceasefire. Tehran later confirmed it had received a US response. However, Iran’s security chief said negotiations had stalled because Washington had not addressed all seven Iranian conditions connected with reopening the strait.
Operational context
Araqchi said Iran’s position was based on its seven-day proposal. He added that, if Washington accepted Tehran’s terms, the Strait of Hormuz could reopen within six days, with negotiations resuming the following day.
Among the conditions cited by Iran are the lifting of what Tehran describes as a US blockade on its ports, the removal of US sanctions on Iranian oil exports, and an end to hostilities across regional fronts.
A central disagreement remains the scope and sequencing of talks. Tehran has said negotiations should initially focus on restoring security and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The United States, meanwhile, has insisted that Iran’s nuclear programme be addressed from the outset.
US Vice President JD Vance said earlier this month that Iran would need to make a meaningful reduction in its uranium enrichment capacity to meet US demands and end the countries’ eight-month war.
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical maritime passage linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. Before the war, it carried about one-fifth of global trade in oil and liquefied natural gas, according to the report.
Iran’s latest comments underline that the reopening of the waterway remains tied to wider political, sanctions and security negotiations between Tehran and Washington. No agreement on the conditions described by Iran was announced.