Iran Sets Seven-Day Roadmap For Hormuz Reopening, Talks With US
By ALIYU AMINU ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI (A. A. A. A.) SHEHU
IRAN has presented the United States with a seven-day proposal that could lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the resumption of talks between the two countries.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi disclosed the proposal while speaking to US reporters on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
According to Araghchi, Tehran delivered the plan to Washington through intermediaries. He said the Strait would reopen at the end of the seventh day if certain conditions were met, after which negotiations would resume.
However, the Iranian minister did not disclose the full conditions attached to the proposal. He said they were based on commitments previously agreed by the two sides in June.
Meanwhile, US and Iranian representatives have held indirect discussions on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The meetings mark the first reported negotiations between the two sides in months.
A White House official described the discussions conducted through mediators as “positive and constructive,” although Washington has not publicly accepted Tehran’s seven-day proposal.
Iranian state media, meanwhile, reported that Tehran’s conditions include an immediate end to the US naval blockade around the Iranian coast, the release of frozen Iranian assets and an end to hostilities on all fronts.
The proposal comes as the conflict remains deadlocked and both sides continue to explore diplomatic channels.
For Iran, the Strait of Hormuz remains a central bargaining point. The strategic waterway is a major route for global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments, making any disruption there a significant international concern.
Earlier this week, Iran had already indicated that it could reopen the waterway within a week if Washington reduced military pressure and lifted its blockade. Reuters reported that Tehran had conveyed an earlier proposal through mediators on 16 September.
With the latest seven-day roadmap, Tehran is now linking the reopening of the waterway directly to conditions for renewed negotiations.
The proposal could therefore place the Strait of Hormuz at the centre of the next phase of US-Iran diplomatic efforts.
