Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made acceptance of an Iran-Oman transit route a condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, putting the key shipping corridor at the center of Tehran's demands on Washington.
In an Al Jazeera interview released Sunday, Araghchi also called for the United States to lift sanctions imposed in recent months and reduce its troop presence in the region.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Monday that Tehran and Washington were continuing to exchange messages through mediators. He said agreement on Iran's terms would let Tehran move quickly to secure the strait and return to negotiations. "Everything depends" on Washington's response, Baqaei said.
Iran's September plan called for ending the war on all fronts, unfreezing Iranian assets abroad, lifting oil-sector sanctions and ending the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. Baqaei said the plan could be implemented within two days if Iran's conditions were accepted.
The blockade demand was also included in EconoTimes' earlier coverage of Iran's terms for Hormuz access. Baqaei said the next stages depended on Washington accepting Tehran's demands.
