Iran has proposed a seven-day plan to end its war with the United States and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in New York.
Araghchi told media outlets, including *The New York Times* and *The Guardian*, that the strait could be reopened within seven days if certain conditions were met and talks resumed.
The proposal calls for a seven-day halt to hostilities across the Middle East, including in Lebanon, as well as the release of at least $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
It also seeks the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the U.S. naval blockade of Iran. Araghchi said Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the seventh day of the truce.
He said Tehran was waiting for a response from Washington and claimed that China supported the proposal.
Araghchi also held talks Tuesday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff.
Iran has previously outlined conditions for ending the conflict and reopening the strategic waterway. A spokesman for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards also said ending hostilities in Yemen was among Tehran’s demands.
The latest proposal comes after an earlier agreement between the United States and Iran broke down. The two countries had signed a memorandum of understanding in June aimed at ending the war, reopening the strait and beginning talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.
The Strait of Hormuz is a major global energy route. Iran has required ships to obtain authorisation before passing through the waterway, citing security and sovereignty concerns, while the United States has carried out military strikes on Iranian coastal areas in response to attacks.
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