Iran has proposed a seven-day truce with the United States as part of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming negotiations, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said.
Araghchi, who is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, said the strategic waterway could be reopened within seven days if certain conditions were met, after which talks would begin.
“If certain conditions are met, the strait will be open within seven days and talks will start,” he said.
The proposal was first reported by Japan’s Kyodo news agency, which cited a senior Iranian official. Iranian media later rejected the report, while authorities in Tehran had yet to publicly clarify their position.
Araghchi also held talks on Tuesday with Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s envoy.
Under the proposal outlined by Araghchi, Iran is seeking a seven-day halt to hostilities across the Middle East, including Lebanon.
Tehran is also demanding the release of at least $12bn in frozen assets, the lifting of sanctions on its oil exports and an end to the US naval blockade.
Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the seventh day of the proposed truce, Araghchi said, adding that he was awaiting Washington’s response.
He also said China supported the proposal. Chinese President Xi Jinping is currently visiting the United States for talks with Trump.
Meanwhile, Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebi told AFP that an end to hostilities in Yemen was also among Iran’s conditions for ending the conflict.
The latest proposal follows a memorandum of understanding reached by Iran and the US in June, which was aimed at ending the war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and starting negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme.
The agreement later collapsed after Iran fired on commercial vessels in the strait, accusing them of deviating from authorised routes.
Iran requires vessels to obtain approval before passing through the waterway, citing security and sovereignty concerns. Ships that fail to comply have been targeted, while the US has carried out periodic strikes on Iranian coastal areas in response.
