Tehran proposes seven-day Strait of Hormuz reopening plan

Tehran has presented Washington with a seven-day plan to resume shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The proposal is framed not as a peace treaty, but as a temporary mechanism to unblock the current situation, based on the terms of the previously signed but unimplemented Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding dated June 17. According to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who detailed the plan in New York on September 25, the seven-day countdown begins upon official U. S. acceptance. The timeline stipulates that within the first five days, hostilities must cease on all fronts, including Lebanon, the naval blockade must be lifted, licenses for Iranian oil sales must be issued, and frozen assets must be released. Simultaneously, Iranian and Omani technical teams would prepare the strait for reopening. The strait would open to commercial shipping on the sixth day, with negotiations regarding the war's aftermath and the nuclear program beginning on the seventh day. The proposal relies on the 14-point Islamabad Memorandum, which established a ceasefire and a 60-day negotiation window following combat operations that began in late February. Under that agreement, Iran committed to ensure the duty-free passage of merchant vessels. However, the memorandum collapsed within weeks; Iran alleges the U. S. maintained the naval blockade and oil sanctions, while Washington cited Iranian violations of shipping authorization rules. President Donald Trump described the deal as "finished" in July.