The proposed framework shortens a prior seven-day initiative into a two-day phased process, requiring United States compliance on day one before waterways reopen on day two. Tehran's stipulations include releasing frozen assets held in Qatar, lifting post-July sanctions, restoring June oil waivers, and ending military conflicts, notably Israeli operations in Lebanon. Furthermore, the plan requires Washington to formally acknowledge a joint Iranian-Omani maritime corridor while shuttering all alternative passages through the strait.
Key points
Unfreezing Iranian financial assets held in Qatar is a mandatory prerequisite for restori…: Unfreezing Iranian financial assets held in Qatar is a mandatory prerequisite for restoring navigation through the waterway.
The United States must draw down its regional military posture and ensure an end to Israe…: The United States must draw down its regional military posture and ensure an end to Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
Maritime passage hinges on formal recognition of an Iran-Oman shipping route alongside th…: Maritime passage hinges on formal recognition of an Iran-Oman shipping route alongside the closure of all other strait routes.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Hormuz could be reopened within two days if Washington agrees to a set of conditions, including the formal recognition of the new shipping route designated by Iran and Oman in the Strait of Hormuz.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Araghchi said other conditions include lifting the sanctions the US imposed on Iran after the collapse of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MoU) in July; reducing the US military presence in the region; reinstating the oil waivers granted in June as part of the MoU; releasing frozen Iranian funds, including those held in Qatar; formally recognising the new shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz, set by Iran and Oman, and closing all other routes and ending the war on all fronts, particularly Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.
Araghchi told Al Jazeera that the plan currently under discussion is the one Iran originally presented at the beginning, known as the Iran seven-day plan, in which "we specified our condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz".
"Our Qatari friends asked to cut this time window…
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