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Iran puts seven-day Hormuz reopening plan to Washington

Iran’s foreign minister says the US must decide whether to accept the proposal, while its terms remain unclear.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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Iran says it has proposed a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States accepts it. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the choice rests with Washington.

Araghchi also said security in the strait cannot be restored through military action. Both the proposal and that assessment are Iran’s position.

The available account from Al Jazeera Global News does not detail the plan’s terms or implementation steps. No US response or reopening is reported.

Before the war, about 20 per cent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passed through the Strait of Hormuz.

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