Iran Delivers '7-Day Plan' for Hormuz Opening to U.S.: "The Choice Is Up to Washington"

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on the 25th (local time) that Iran has delivered a "7-day plan" to the United States for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, adding that navigation could resume within seven days if conditions are met.

Meeting with reporters at the United Nations Headquarters in New York that day, Minister Araghchi said, "Iran has conveyed a concrete 7-day plan to the United States through Qatar," and added, "Navigation [through the Strait of Hormuz] can resume once the necessary conditions are met."

"The choice is now up to the United States," he said, emphasizing, "Iran does not accept coercive threats or intimidation, and will not surrender its sovereign rights by bowing to pressure."

When asked when a response to the plan could be expected, Araghchi replied, "If the United States accepts this plan tomorrow, the seven-day [countdown] will begin [immediately]."

He stated, "There are specific actions the United States needs to take," adding, "We believe these measures can be implemented within four to five days."

"Accordingly, the strait would be opened on the sixth day, and dialogue with the U.S. on mutually agreed topics would finally begin on the seventh day," he added.

Araghchi emphasized, "The actions the U.S. needs to take are nothing new," noting, "They are already fully contained in the [previous] memorandum of understanding (MOU) and are already under U.S. commitments, so there is no difficulty in implementing them."

The United States and Iran signed an MOU to end the war last June and entered into follow-up negotiations, but the agreement faltered during the MOU implementation phase and effectively collapsed.

The MOU at the time included the easing of sanctions against Iran, the unfreezing of Iranian assets, and the suspension of military operations across all fronts, including Lebanon.

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