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Iran's FM Araqchi says now up to US to accept 7-day plan

Speaking to reporters at the United Nations on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran has delivered a "concrete" seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, putting the ball squarely in Washington's court.

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Published September 26,2026 12:48 AM
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Iran has given the United States a "concrete" seven-day ⁠plan to ⁠open the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the choice now ⁠rests with the US, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters at the United Nations on Friday.

"If the necessary conditions are met, ⁠the ⁠strait can be reopened, a normal maritime passage restored within seven days. The choice now rests with the United States," ⁠he said.

"The actions that the United States should should take are not new. They are all already ⁠in ‌the ‌MOU," he said, ⁠referring to ‌the memorandum of understanding that Iran ⁠and the ⁠United States agreed in ⁠June.