New York, United States – Iran is awaiting a formal US response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear negotiations, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday, Sept. 28, despite President Donald Trump publicly rejecting Tehran’s plan.
Araghchi said Iran conveyed its proposal to the US through Qatar, and that Qatari mediators were continuing discussions with both sides.
“Our proposal was conveyed to the Americans through a Qatari mediator,” Araghchi told Iranian state television in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
“Despite what the US president and others have said, I have stated that we are waiting for an official response from the United States through the mediators,” he added.
Araghchi said he met again with a Qatari mediator on Monday to discuss possible ways to address Iran’s conditions.
The mediator was expected to bring those ideas back to Washington before conveying the US response to Tehran, he said.
The latest contacts indicate diplomatic efforts are continuing even after Trump rejected Iran’s seven-day proposal. US and Iranian officials held separate discussions with mediators Monday as efforts continued to find a negotiated end to the conflict.
Under Iran’s proposal, Tehran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations over its nuclear program if Washington agreed to a number of conditions, including lifting its naval blockade, easing sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observing a ceasefire covering other parts of the region.
Trump publicly rejected the proposal over the weekend and called the terms unacceptable, although he has also indicated that negotiations could continue.
The Strait of Hormuz has become a central issue in efforts to end the conflict. The waterway is one of the world’s most important energy routes, and disruptions have affected global oil trade and prices.
With reports from Viory
