New York, September 25, 2026: Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States to end hostilities and reopen the strategically important Strait of Hormuz within seven days if Washington agrees to a set of conditions, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
Speaking to media outlets in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Araghchi said the proposal had been conveyed to the United States through intermediaries. He said the strait would be reopened at the end of the seven-day period if the conditions were met, with talks between Tehran and Washington then resuming.
The proposal builds on a June memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States that sought to halt the conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme.
According to details attributed to Araghchi, the latest plan calls for a seven-day cessation of hostilities across the Middle East, including in Lebanon. Tehran is also seeking the release of frozen Iranian assets estimated at more than $12 billion, the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Under the proposal, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the seventh day of the truce.
Araghchi said Tehran was awaiting Washington’s response and maintained that China supported the proposal. The Iranian foreign minister had also met US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff during diplomatic contacts in New York.
The proposal follows earlier Iranian signals that Tehran was prepared to reopen the waterway within a week if the United States eased military pressure and lifted its blockade.
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokesperson, Hossein Mohebi, separately said that ending hostilities in Yemen was also among Tehran’s demands.
The Strait of Hormuz has remained a major flashpoint in the conflict because of its importance to global energy shipments. The latest Iranian proposal places reopening the waterway at the centre of efforts to secure a ceasefire and resume broader negotiations.
The diplomatic initiative comes amid continued tensions between Washington and Tehran and a series of mediated contacts in New York during the UN General Assembly. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump said there was momentum towards a possible settlement following meetings involving his envoys and Iranian representatives.
