Archive · 26 Sep 2026
'Choice Rests With US': Iran Offers Seven-Day Hormuz Reopening Plan
Iran says it has sent the United States a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The plan was delivered through Qatar and is supposed to take seven days.
Iran says ships could again pass normally if certain conditions are met.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the choice now belongs to the United States.
He also said Iran would not give in to threats or pressure.
The proposal is based on an earlier agreement called the Islamabad Memorandum.
Iran says it changed parts of that agreement to prevent negotiations from being delayed or disrupted.
Iranian and US officials have also held talks in New York.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran sent Washington a seven-day plan through Qatar.
The proposal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to normal maritime passage if necessary conditions are met.
Araghchi said Iran would not accept coercion, threats or pressure against its sovereign rights.
The plan is based on the June Islamabad Memorandum signed by Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian, with amendments to prevent delays.
Araghchi met US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during the UN General Assembly session in New York.
- Who
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian and US governments, and negotiators including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- What
- Iran offered the United States a seven-day plan to restore normal maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
- When
- The proposal was announced on September 26, 2026; it is based on a memorandum signed in June.
- Where
- The proposal was sent through Qatar, and related talks took place during the UN General Assembly in New York.
- Why
- Iran said reopening could occur if necessary conditions are met, while insisting it would not accept coercion or threats.
- Proposal duration
- Seven days to restore normal maritime passage, if conditions are met.
- Communicating channel
- Iran conveyed the plan to Washington through Qatar.
- Iranian official
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
- Underlying framework
- The June Islamabad Memorandum.
- Proposed amendments
- Changes intended to prevent delays or either side sabotaging negotiations.
- Recent talks
- Araghchi met Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during the UN General Assembly session in New York.
- Iran's stated position
- Iran said it rejects coercion, threats and intimidation.