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Iran urges US to accept proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, October 13, 2026. Razieh Poudat/ISNA/via WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab DUBAI, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Iran's offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on ​the table, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian media ‌outlets on Sunday. Iran presented its proposal in mid-September after an interim ceasefire collapsed.

Tehran later acknowledged receiving a US response but Iran’s security chief said last week negotiations ​have stalled because Washington failed to address all seven conditions for ​reopening the strait. Sign up here. "Our situation is clear and based on ⁠the seven-days proposal presented to the US. They shared comments which ​we are reviewing, but our proposal is still on the table ​and if there is any honesty on the US part, which there isn't, the way to reopening the Strait of Hormuz is obvious," Araqchi said while in ​Baghdad for a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

Iran's ​conditions include, among other demands, the lifting of the US blockade on its ports, ‌the ⁠lifting of US sanctions on its oil exports as well as ending hostilities on all regional fronts. If Washington accepts Tehran's conditions, the strait could reopen within six days, with talks resuming the following day, ​Araqchi said. A central ​point of ⁠disagreement has been Washington’s insistence on addressing Iran's nuclear programme from the outset.

US Vice President JD Vance said ​earlier this month that Iran must make a "meaningful" reduction ​in ⁠its uranium enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries' eight-month war. Tehran says negotiations should initially focus on reopening the Strait of ⁠Hormuz, ​which before the war carried about a ​fifth of the global trade in oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG), and restoring security ​in the waterway. Add background, quote Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Joe Bavier, Elaine Hardcastle Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Suggested Topics: Middle East X Facebook Linkedin Email Link Purchase Licensing Rights

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Reuters reports that Iran's foreign minister says Tehran's seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is still on the table. It sets out Iran's stated conditions and the US demand on uranium enrichment. Each side's position is attributed to its own officials, and nothing in the article misleads its reader.

What it gets right

  • “the lifting of the US blockade on its ports, ‌the ⁠lifting of US sanctions on its oil exports as well as ending hostilities on all regional fronts”

    Reuters sets out Iran's actual conditions in concrete terms. The reader learns what Tehran is asking for instead of being told only that talks stalled.

  • “US Vice President JD Vance said ​earlier this month that Iran must make a "meaningful" reduction”

    Reuters attributes the US demand on enrichment to a named official. It does not state in its own voice that Iran's nuclear programme is a weapons programme.

  • “Tehran says negotiations should initially focus on reopening the Strait of ⁠Hormuz”

    Reuters gives Iran's position on the order of negotiations in its own terms. The Iranian side is not left as only a reaction to Washington.

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