Iran said Monday that U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade must be lifted and the war ended on all fronts before peace talks resume, making its two-day proposal conditional on Washington's actions.
At a weekly briefing, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei asked why Tehran should negotiate while U.S. sanctions and the blockade remained in place. He described Iran's revised offer as the best option currently available.
Reuters reported that the proposal would shorten the time before talks could restart from seven days to as few as two. Earlier EconoTimes coverage of Tehran's Hormuz plan described a different two-day period: the time Iran said it needed to carry out a security proposal in the Strait of Hormuz after the blockade ended.
Baghaei's remarks responded to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who had called some Iranian demands “outrageous and ridiculous.” In a post on X, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the proposal remained available and urged Washington to accept Tehran's terms. He warned that Iran would respond militarily if the United States chose war.
