Iran Receives US Response on '7-Day Confidence-Building Proposal,' Cites Differences Over Implementation Sequence

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with mediators in Doha, Qatar, on September 29 (local time) and received a response from the United States regarding the so-called "7-day confidence-building proposal," Reuters reported on September 30, citing sources.

Reuters added that Araghchi is scheduled to discuss the response in Tehran on September 30.

"The core disagreement between the two sides is the sequence of implementing the plan," the source said, adding, "The plan aims to build trust and return to a strengthened version of the cease-fire memorandum of understanding signed in June."

Specific details of the "7-day confidence-building proposal" that Iran offered to the United States on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly last week have not been disclosed.

According to foreign media reports, Iran proposed that if the U.S. fulfills conditions such as lifting the maritime blockade, immediately returning frozen funds, exempting Iranian crude oil exports from sanctions, and halting combat operations on all fronts, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.

U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the proposal, but the two countries appear to have continued behind-the-scenes negotiations through mediators.

The "implementation sequence" mentioned to Reuters by the source is interpreted as meaning that the two countries remain deadlocked amid mutual distrust over whether the U.S. should fulfill these conditions first or whether Iran should first reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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