Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has outlined a seven-day plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, saying implementation would begin immediately if the United States accepted Iran’s conditions.
Speaking at a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, the top Iranian diplomat said the seven-day period would begin once Washington accepted the plan.
“If that happens tomorrow, implementation of the plan will begin immediately,” he said.
Araghchi said Iran believes the necessary process could be completed within four or five days if the required measures were taken.
According to the Iranian FM, under the proposed sequence, the Strait of Hormuz would reopen on the sixth day, followed by the United States’ entering into a final agreement on the seventh day.
🚨 Iran offers 7-day Hormuz reopening plan to US — Araghchi
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has sent Washington, through Qatar, a concrete seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations if the US fulfills agreed conditions.
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He said the measures required from the United States had already been communicated to the American side and were set out within the framework of the Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding.
Iran closed the strategic waterway following the launch of the US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic on February 28.
Tehran and Washington agreed on a 60-day reopening period as part of the memorandum of understanding in June, but American violations forced Tehran to reestablish the closure.
“If there is the necessary seriousness on the US side, this will happen and the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened,” Araghchi said.
He added that Iran remained committed to safe and secure navigation, but asserted that maritime security could not be restored through further military aggression, threats, blockade or economic pressure, citing the various instruments of pressure that Washington has been applying against Tehran.
“The Strait of Hormuz remained open until 28 February 2026,” he said, adding that insecurity in the waterway and disruption of maritime navigation were the direct result of aggressive actions by the United States and the Israeli regime.
The official reminded that, under Article Five of the memorandum, Iran undertook to put in place the necessary arrangements to facilitate the safe passage of ships, adding that the Islamic Republic immediately began technical talks with Oman to implement the commitment and restore maritime traffic to pre-war levels. “Within two weeks of the implementation of the memorandum, maritime traffic had returned to approximately 60 percent of its pre-war level,” he said.
Nevertheless, subsequent unilateral US military aggression and other aggressive measures violated and halted implementation of the memorandum, he said.
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Until 28 February 2026, the Strait was open. The insecurity prevailing in the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption of maritime navigation are the direct result of the aggressive actions of the United States and the Israeli regime.
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Araghchi said Iran continues to reaffirm its commitment to international law, the UN Charter, and diplomacy, citing the negotiations that produced the Islamic Republic’s 2015 nuclear agreement with world countries as well as its efforts to pursue diplomacy over the past two years.
Source: Iranian media