Iran has offered the United States a seven-day roadmap that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme if Washington accepts a series of conditions.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran had delivered the proposal to the US through Qatar. He said the plan could restore normal maritime passage through the strategic waterway within seven days after Washington accepts the terms.
“The choice now rests with the United States,” Araghchi told reporters at the United Nations in New York.
Proposal Based on Previous MoU
The proposal is based on the memorandum of understanding reached between Iran and the US in June, according to Araghchi. The earlier agreement was intended to halt hostilities and facilitate the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but the arrangement later collapsed.
Reports on the latest proposal say Iran wants the US to lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports, ease sanctions on Iranian oil exports and observe a ceasefire covering the wider Middle East, including Lebanon. Iran would then reopen the strait and resume nuclear negotiations.
A US official said Washington was engaged in positive discussions with Iran through mediators and that nuclear issues were among the subjects being discussed. However, the US had not publicly accepted Tehran’s proposal.
The Strait of Hormuz has become a central issue in the conflict because of its importance to global energy supplies. Iran’s closure of the strait has also placed pressure on governments and businesses dealing with higher energy and transportation costs.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a television interview that Tehran was prepared to allow UN nuclear inspectors back into the country as part of negotiations. He also said Iran would be willing to return to the framework of the earlier agreement if Washington accepted its terms.
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