Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that Tehran had conveyed Washington, through Qatar, a plan to restore normal passage through the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if necessary conditions are met. He said the choice now rests with the United States.
Media reports suggest the plan calls for a seven-day halt to hostilities across the Middle East, including Lebanon; the release of frozen Iranian assets valued at at least $12 billion; lifting sanctions on Iranian oil; and an end to the US naval blockade. Under the reported plan, Iran would reopen the strait on day seven.
Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebi told AFP on Tuesday that ending hostilities in Yemen was also among Tehran’s demands. A US-Iran memorandum signed in June aimed to end the war, reopen the strait and start nuclear talks, but broke down shortly afterward after Iran fired on commercial ships it accused of deviating from a route it had approved.
