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US and Iran explore phased Hormuz reopening and blockade relief
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Tehran adds a timetable and sequence to its proposal
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran sent Washington a proposal under which the United States would have seven days to meet specified conditions, after accepting the plan, before Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations resumed. He said the requirements largely reflected a June memorandum covering sanctions relief, frozen assets and an end to military operations, but did not disclose them fully. The statement adds Iran’s proposed timetable to the phased arrangement previously reported; it does not establish US acceptance or an agreement.
US and Iran discuss phased deal to reopen Hormuz and end US blockade, sources say · Iran says it presented a new proposal to resume negotiations with the US
Negotiators consider sequencing concessions, but no agreement is announced
US and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased arrangement linking restored navigation through the Strait of Hormuz to the lifting of the US economic blockade, Reuters reported, citing Iranian, regional and Western sources. The sequencing remains unresolved because neither side wants to relinquish its leverage first. Regional sources said Tehran might move its disputed transit-fee demand into a side attachment rather than the main arrangement. This narrows a possible negotiating structure but does not establish a ceasefire, an accepted proposal or a change in either government’s policy.
Iran presents US with road map for regionwide ceasefire and Hormuz reopening · US and Iran discuss phased deal to reopen Hormuz and end US blockade, sources say