Iran Sets New Conditions to Reopen Strait of Hormuz, End War
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and some of the top officials. File photo
Tehran has presented a new proposal to the United States aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz—one of the world's most critical maritime energy routes—and reaching a permanent resolution to the ongoing conflict.
According to a report by the influential U.S. media outlet Axios, citing a top Washington official and two sources familiar with the matter, Iran delivered this proposal through Pakistani mediators.
The proposal suggests postponing further nuclear negotiations to a later stage. Axios reports that if a ceasefire is reached under these new terms, President Donald Trump would be compelled to lift the ongoing U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Consequently, this would leave the Trump administration with limited leverage to force Tehran into surrendering its stockpiles of enriched uranium or committing to a halt in uranium enrichment for at least a decade.
This development offers a renewed sense of hope at a time when diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between the two sides appeared to be on the verge of total failure.