Iran said Sunday that its proposal to the United States, which would lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, remains on the table, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
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Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of meetings of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Araghchi said that if Washington accepts Tehran’s conditions, the strait would be reopened within six days, with negotiations resuming on the seventh day.
He said Iran “will never bow to threats,” adding that the country is now more prepared than ever to defend itself. At the same time, he said, Iran remains ready to pursue diplomacy, provided it is diplomacy that safeguards its dignity and ensures the rights of the Iranian people.
Iran has presented the United States with seven conditions for starting negotiations, as military and diplomatic options continue to shape the future of the confrontation and the nuclear issue.
The United States has announced an expansion of secondary sanctions that could be imposed on entities and countries maintaining trade ties with Iran worldwide as part of its “Economic Outcast” operation, while Washington continues to significantly increase economic pressure on Tehran.
Between July 8 and 24, the United States resumed attacks on Iran, while Tehran responded with attacks on countries in the region before talks resumed on establishing safe maritime corridors for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States also reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz following renewed confrontations, described as the most intense since the ceasefire between the two sides took effect in April.
The war began on February 28, when Israel and the United States attacked Iran. Tehran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz, which before the war had been the main maritime route for nearly one-fifth of global energy supplies.
