Iran gives US seven-day plan to open Strait of Hormuz — CBS News

Iran has handed US intermediaries a seven-day plan under which the Strait of Hormuz is to be opened at the end of that period and negotiations on a broader peace agreement are to resume. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in New York, CBS News reports.

Terms of the proposal

According to the television network, the provisions of the Iranian initiative largely repeat the 14-point memorandum of understanding that US President Donald Trump signed in June. This document became the basis for a ceasefire that later collapsed: Tehran accused Washington of violating the agreement by maintaining the naval blockade.

One of the intermediaries in the talks told CBS News that the contacts are positive in nature but are still at an early stage. Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the diplomatic process had not produced a breakthrough. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are coordinating with intermediaries on possible terms of a hypothetical truce.

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Iranian president’s position

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York that Tehran seeks to reach an agreement with the United States before the US midterm elections in November. He also said that Iran is open to inspections of its nuclear facilities.

Pezeshkian denied that the Iranian authorities seek to kill Trump or members of his family. Trump, for his part, said that Iran could conclude a deal after the elections because, according to him, it is waiting for their outcome.