WorldReutersIran ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade
Iran says it can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the US eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports.
Iran can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran is ready to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States takes diplomatic steps and eases its military posture.
Iran's delegation at the UN General Assembly in New York has full authority to revive diplomacy, and Tehran's proposal was delivered to the US via mediators on September 16.
Iran's president will not meet Trump at the UN, but the official said the General Assembly is a golden opportunity for Washington to return to diplomacy.
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