Iran offers conditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within seven days
Iranian officials said Tehran had offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eased military pressure and met Iranian conditions, including lifting its blockade. They said the offer had been conveyed through mediators; no agreement to reopen the strait is reported.
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First reported among our outlets by Daily Jang (Pakistan), · most coverage from United Kingdom (1), South Korea (1), Russia (1), Pakistan (1)
What the parties said
Iran
Iran set seven preconditions before returning to talks, and in a new development over the past 48 hours said the crucial strait of Hormuz could be reopened within seven days if…
Iran has said it is prepared to reopen the strait if Washington eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports.
Iran is ready to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz "within seven days," if the United States agrees to its terms
Coverage
NPR · United States23 Sep 10:48U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz on Iran, Venezuela and Trump's foreign policy
Iran has said it is prepared to reopen the strait if Washington eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports.
The Hankyoreh · South Korea“Iran to open Hormuz within 7 days if U.S. eases military pressure”
Yonhap News Agency · South Korea23 Sep 02:04KOSPI strong early, weak later again?…Rises nearly 2% before losing steam and hovering around flat
The Guardian · United Kingdom22 Sep 21:21Iran and US have held talks on sidelines of UN summit, says Donald Trump
some Iranian media close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) denied any new position had been adopted
The Times of Israel · Israel23 Sep 18:48‘We did not bend the knee’: At UN, Pezeshkian says Iran and Gaza committed to ‘resistance’
Tehran has conveyed its conditions to reopen the strategic waterway to the United States through mediators, Iranian sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
TASS · Russia22 Sep 13:57Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz within week if US agrees to its terms — Kyodo
Tehran’s demands include lifting the US blockade of Iran’s ports, ending the war on all fronts, and unblocking Iran’s frozen assets.
Daily Jang · Pakistan22 Sep 12:09Iran makes conditional offer to the US to open the Strait of Hormuz
Where accounts differ
Whether Iran had adopted a new position
A senior Iranian official said the proposed position had been approved by Mojtaba Khamenei and the Supreme National Security Council.
The official claimed the position had been approved by Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and the country’s supreme national security council
Some Iranian media close to the IRGC denied that Iran had adopted a new position.
some Iranian media close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) denied any new position had been adopted