Iran Offers To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz Within Six Days If U.S. Accepts Its Conditions
Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within six days if the United States accepts its conditions, with negotiations set to resume the following day, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.
The proposal remains under discussion as Washington and Tehran disagree over sanctions, regional hostilities and Iran’s nuclear programme.
The strait carried about one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade before the war, making its reopening a major issue for energy supplies and international shipping.
Speaking to Iranian media in Baghdad, where he was attending a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),…