Washington, September 28, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Iran has proposed a seven-day roadmap under which it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the sixth day and resume negotiations with the United States on its nuclear programme on the seventh, but President Donald Trump has rejected the proposal over Tehran’s demands for immediate concessions.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was prepared to reopen the strategic waterway if the US ended the conflict, lifted its blockade, released frozen Iranian assets and allowed Iran to resume oil sales.
“Our proposal is very clear. We are ready to open the Strait if certain things are done by the US,” Araghchi told NBC’s Meet the Press.
He said the measures sought by Tehran could be completed within four or five days. Under the plan, the Strait would reopen on day six, followed by negotiations on a broader agreement on day seven. Araghchi had earlier explained that the seven-day clock would begin once Washington accepted the proposal.
Trump, however, said he had rejected the offer, arguing that Tehran wanted the Strait reopened immediately while seeking concessions from Washington.
US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said Iran was asking for sanctions relief and access to billions of dollars in frozen assets before substantive negotiations began.
“They were asking for everything up front,” Waltz told CNN’s State of the Union.
Waltz also accused Iran of violating an earlier memorandum of understanding by attacking international shipping, while Tehran disputes Washington’s account and says the US breached previous agreements.
Araghchi said Iran was still awaiting an official response through mediators despite Trump’s public rejection and maintained that Tehran remained open to diplomacy.
“We are fully prepared for the war to be resumed,” he said. “But at the same time, we are ready, we stand ready for diplomacy.”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian separately said Tehran was prepared to proceed in stages under a framework based on an earlier understanding. He indicated that limits and inspections relating to Iran’s nuclear programme could be negotiated within existing international frameworks.
The Strait of Hormuz remains a critical global energy chokepoint, making its reopening central to efforts to ease the wider conflict and restore normal shipping.
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