Iran expects US response Tuesday on proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Araghchi said Qatari mediators had presented Tehran with ideas that were discussed before they were due to take them to the US side again. He said Iran would then receive Washington’s final response through the mediators.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that Tehran expected to receive a formal response from the United States on Tuesday to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported.
Araghchi said Qatari mediators had presented Tehran with ideas that were discussed before they were due to take them to the US side again. He said Iran would then receive Washington’s final response through the mediators.
The Iranian foreign minister, who is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, said the current discussions were focused on the Strait of Hormuz and that its reopening would depend on Iran’s conditions being met.
The strategic waterway has become a central issue in the conflict between Iran and the US, which began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.
Before the war, the Strait of Hormuz carried about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas shipments. Tehran imposed a blockade on the waterway after the conflict began, while Washington responded with a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Last week, Araghchi held discussions in New York with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as part of diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
Under Iran’s proposal, Tehran has sought a seven-day ceasefire across the Middle East, including in Lebanon, where its ally Hezbollah has been fighting Israeli forces.
Iran has also demanded the unfreezing of its assets held abroad, the lifting of sanctions on its oil sector and an end to the US naval blockade as conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Araghchi said Tehran remained engaged with mediators and was awaiting Washington’s formal position before deciding its next steps.
