Iran on Sunday insisted on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump’s public rejection of the proposal that had sparked hope for reopening the key waterway.
“Our conditions are clear, and any move toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz is contingent upon these conditions being fulfilled. We will not back down from them,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday, according to state broadcaster IRIB.
“We have never closed the door to diplomacy or negotiations, but at the same time, we have never backed down from our rights,” he said.
Iran proposed a seven‑day plan aimed at reopening the strategic waterway at the UN General Assembly in New York, which it said could bring an end to fighting within days.
Iran offers plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz within 7 days
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Tehran said it had transmitted the proposal to Washington through Qatari mediators.
Iran’s plan, Araghchi said, calls for a halt to all hostilities across the Middle East, including Lebanon, and the fulfillment of the ceasefire agreement that collapsed months earlier. That accord demanded the release of frozen Iranian assets, the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil, and an end to the US naval blockade.
Trump rejects plan, but no communication to Iran
Trump publicly dismissed Iran’s proposal on Saturday while speaking to reporters at the White House.
“I reject their proposal … I rejected their deal,” he said. “They want to make a deal where they open the Strait immediately because they’re losing so badly.”
In response, Araghchi noted that Iranians had seen the initial reaction from the US president, but so far no details have been passed along by the mediators.
“We are awaiting the mediators’ definitive positions, and we will decide accordingly,” the foreign minister added.
The strait stalemate
Iranian ports remain under a US blockade as Washington seeks to pressure Tehran into lifting its closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The vital waterway remains largely closed to international traffic, even though Trump claims the US controls it.
Early Sunday, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA)—established by Iran to oversee the Strait of Hormuz—warned vessels that using “illegal routes” in the region would incur consequences.
“This risks financial and life losses for the vessel, its owner, master and crew, and seriously jeopardizes future passage through the Strait of Hormuz,” it said in a post on X.
The authority added that any company whose ships violate the rules could face restrictions on all of its vessels.
Approximately one‑fifth of global oil demand transited the Strait of Hormuz before the conflict began. The waterway is also a critical conduit for liquefied natural gas and fertilizer.
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