TEHRAN, Iran: Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if Washington begins easing military pressure, Kyodo News reported Tuesday.
A senior Iranian government official said Tehran had already sent the proposal to Washington through mediators. Iran also called for renewed negotiations to permanently end hostilities between the two countries. Anadolu said it could not independently verify the statement.
Iran plans to consult intermediary countries during the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week. The official said a meeting between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump had been ruled out.
Brent crude traded below $100 a barrel on Tuesday after hopes for diplomatic progress at $99.75, down 0.5%, while West Texas Intermediate fell to $93.80.
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Pakistan’s severely constrained gas and power grid has received an essential supply injection. A second critical liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from Qatar successfully navigated the tense Strait of Hormuz on September 19, 2026, and is currently bound for Port Qasim.
The proposal follows months of disputes over shipping through Hormuz. Washington and Tehran signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding in June after Pakistan-mediated diplomacy, but implementation later stalled.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Sunday that Washington remained open to renewed negotiations with Iran.
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Iran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States begins easing military pressure.
