Iran says Strait of Hormuz can reopen within 7 days if US accepts plan

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the US accepts a plan it conveyed through Qatar, Anadolu reports. Araghchi told reporters in New York on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly that the seven-day timeline would begin once Washington accepts the proposal. He said the US would be expected to take steps within the first four or five days, allowing the strait to reopen on day six. Talks between Tehran and Washington on a final agreement would then begin on day seven, he said. READ: Iran tells Washington its conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz The foreign minister said the measures sought from Washington were already included […]