Iran submitted a proposal to the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz: 'Awaiting a response'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Iran has submitted a proposal to the US, through mediators, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume negotiations. The proposal includes conditions that the US must meet within seven days of its agreement, but Araghchi refused to detail them. Tehran prefers to resume talks before the US midterm elections.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said last night (Friday) that Iran has submitted a proposal to the US, through mediators, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume negotiations toward a "final agreement." Araghchi spoke to reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York and stated that Tehran is awaiting an American response. According to the proposal, the US would need to meet conditions within seven days from the day after its agreement; he refused to detail the conditions but said they are "no more" than what was already agreed upon in the Islamabad memorandum of understanding in June. Araghchi claimed that Iran is not in a hurry but believes it is preferable for the US to agree and for talks to resume before the US midterm elections in early November. According to the New York Times, this is a seven-day plan that would end the fighting and open the strait, while simultaneously opening negotiations on the nuclear program. Last Saturday, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, told Al Jazeera that Tehran's conditions for ending the war include ending the fighting on all fronts, releasing frozen funds, and ending the naval blockade. Rezaei threatened: "We are ready for a decisive war." On Tuesday, an Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran is ready to open the strait within seven days on condition that the US eases military pressure. However, Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, denied reports of negotiations.