BREAKING: Iran proposes seven-day plan to end war, reopen Strait of Hormuz

International, Middle East

NEW YORK, United States (NPA) — Iran has proposed a seven-day plan to the United States aimed at ending hostilities, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restarting negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said.

Araghchi, who is in New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly, said the proposal was conveyed to Washington through intermediaries and would take effect if certain conditions were met.

“We have introduced a plan to the United States through the intermediators that if certain conditions are met, the Strait of Hormuz would be open on the end of the seventh day and talks would restart,” Araghchi said on Thursday.

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He said the proposal was based on the terms of a memorandum of understanding reached between Iran and the US in June, which subsequently collapsed.

According to Araghchi, the plan would involve a seven-day cessation of hostilities across the Middle East, including in Lebanon, followed by the reopening of the strategic waterway.

He also said Iran was seeking the release of frozen Iranian assets, the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the US naval blockade as part of the conditions for the proposed arrangement.

Araghchi said Tehran was awaiting Washington’s response and that China supported the proposal.

The Iranian foreign minister also held talks with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, with the meeting focused on Tehran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian officials have previously outlined conditions for reopening the waterway, including the lifting of the US naval blockade, the release of frozen Iranian funds and an end to hostilities on all fronts.

The latest proposal follows renewed diplomatic contacts between Washington and Tehran during the UN General Assembly. The two sides held indirect talks on Sept. 23, although no publicly announced agreement or concessions emerged from the discussions.

Iran has also maintained that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until its conditions for ending the conflict are met.

The strategic waterway is a major route for global energy shipments, making its status a key concern for oil markets and international trade.

The proposal comes amid continuing military tensions in the Middle East and efforts by international actors to find a diplomatic path towards ending the conflict.