Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Araghchi Says Iran Will Respond Soon as US Weighs Strikes
Iran and the United States are exchanging messages about a possible peace plan.
Iran’s foreign minister, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, said Iran would answer the US proposal within a few days.
Iran has also offered a plan it calls the Seven-Day Plan.
It includes steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and continue talks.
At the same time, news reports say the US military is preparing options in case fighting starts again.
The reports say no date has been set for any strikes.
US and Israeli officials say renewed fighting is possible, but not certain.
The two countries may still continue trying to reach an agreement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said Tehran expects to respond to a US proposal within days.
Araghchi said negotiations continue through mediators and Iran is reviewing Washington’s views on its Seven-Day Plan.
The plan proposes steps toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz and then resuming US-Iran talks.
Axios reported that the Pentagon was told to prepare options for possible renewed major strikes, with no launch date set.
US and Israeli officials described renewed combat as possible but uncertain; reported potential targets include Iranian energy, infrastructure and nuclear sites.
- Who
- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, the US government and mediators.
- What
- Iran is reviewing a US proposal and says it will respond within days, while the Pentagon reportedly prepares options for possible renewed strikes.
- When
- Araghchi made the statement on Thursday; the response is expected within the next few days, with no strike date specified.
- Where
- The negotiations concern Iran and the United States; Araghchi spoke in Tehran.
- Why
- The sides are discussing a proposal related to the conflict and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz; the reports say the US counterproposal included demands for nuclear concessions.
Diplomacy and negotiation
Preparation for possible military action
Path forward
Diplomacy and negotiation
Araghchi said negotiations remain ongoing through mediators and that Tehran is reviewing US views before responding.
Preparation for possible military action
Axios reported that the Pentagon was instructed to prepare military options in case major combat operations resume.
Likelihood of renewed fighting
Diplomacy and negotiation
The continuing exchange of proposals indicates that diplomatic discussions have not ended.
Preparation for possible military action
US and Israeli officials said renewed combat was possible, though one Israeli official said the chances before the US midterms were not high.
Iran's proposal
Diplomacy and negotiation
Araghchi said the Seven-Day Plan could lead to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and renewed talks if the United States accepted its conditions.
Preparation for possible military action
The article reports that the US counterproposal included demands for nuclear concessions and that Trump had previously rejected Iran's proposal.
- Iranian official
- Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi
- Expected response
- Within the next few days, according to Araghchi
- Iranian proposal
- The Seven-Day Plan
- Plan's stated sequence
- Reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the sixth day, then resume talks on the seventh day, if the stated conditions are met
- US military preparations
- Axios reported that the Pentagon instructed US Central Command to prepare options for possible renewed major combat operations; no date was set
- Potential targets
- Iranian energy, infrastructure and nuclear sites, according to Axios sources
- US midterm elections
- Scheduled for November 3, according to the article