Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days if US accepts conditions

Iran says Hormuz reopening proposal stands as Tehran and Washington remain at odds Iran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days remains on the table, foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday, as Tehran and Washington remain at odds over the conditions for ending their eight-month war.Speaking to Iranian media outlets in Baghdad, where he was attending a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Araqchi said Tehran was reviewing Washington’s response to its proposal but accused the United States of lacking the honesty needed to reach an agreement.“Our situation is clear and based on the seven-days proposal presented to the US. They shared comments which we are reviewing, but our proposal is still on the table and if there is any honesty on the US part, which there isn't, the way to reopening the Strait of Hormuz is obvious,” Araqchi said, according to Reuters.Iran presented the proposal in mid-September after an interim ceasefire collapsed.Tehran later acknowledged receiving a US response, but Iran’s security chief said last week that negotiations had stalled because Washington had failed to address all seven conditions for reopening the strateg...