Angel Roman-Otero / U.S. Navy / Public domain / Archive Strait of Hormuz shipping, July 2004; not current conditions
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Tehran’s proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz remained on the table if Washington met its conditions, while warning of a military response if the United States chose renewed war.
“Our 2-day proposal stands: meet the requirements, including end to war on all fronts, and you will see results,” Araghchi wrote in his Sunday post on X.
Araghchi’s message linked the offer to a broader demand for an end to fighting. “American voters have made their choice. Time for the White House to make its own,” he wrote, referring to the U.S. midterm elections.
He also warned that Iranian forces would “rain down hell” if Washington chose war. That was a threat from Iran’s foreign minister, not a report that a new Iranian attack had taken place.
The statement renewed Tehran’s conditional position on an oil-shipping route at the center of the negotiations. It did not announce that the Strait of Hormuz had reopened, that Washington had accepted Iran’s terms or that a ceasefire agreement had been reached.
JBizNews Desk | Tehran
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