Iran proposes reopening Hormuz within seven days: media

Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, its foreign minister told media outlets in New York on Tuesday.

Japanese news agency Kyodo first reported the plan, citing a senior Iranian official.

What is Iran's latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the strait could open within seven days if certain conditions are met, alongside the start of talks.

He is in the US for the UN General Assembly and shared the plan with outlets including the New York Times and The Guardian, though Iranian media have denied the Kyodo report and Tehran has not clarified its position.

What conditions has Iran set for reopening the strait?

According to Araghchi, as quoted by the New York Times, the plan calls for a seven-day cessation of all hostilities across the Middle East, including in Lebanon.

It also demands the release of frozen Iranian assets worth at least $12 billion, the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil, and an end to the US naval blockade of Iran. Hormuz would reopen on the seventh day of the truce.

Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for Iran's Revolutionary Guards, told AFP in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that ending hostilities in Yemen was also among Tehran's demands.

Who is involved in the talks over Iran and the strait?

Araghchi met Tuesday with Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's envoy, and said he was waiting for a US response to the plan.

He maintained that China supports the proposal, a claim made as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the United States this week for talks with Trump.

Why did the previous US-Iran deal on Hormuz collapse?

The US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding in June aimed at ending the war, reopening the strait and launching talks on Iran's nuclear programme. The deal broke down shortly afterwards when Iran fired on commercial ships in Hormuz that it accused of deviating from their approved route.

Iran requires ships to obtain authorisation before passage, citing security and sovereignty reasons, and regularly targets vessels that refuse to comply. The United States has sporadically bombed Iranian coastal areas in retaliation.