Iran presented a proposal to the United States to open the Strait of Hormuz and end the war. At the same time, Tehran proposes to postpone negotiations on its nuclear program until a later date. About this He writes Axios with references to sources.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi conveyed the new proposal through Pakistani mediators during the talks that took place in Islamabad last weekend (April 25-26). It is assumed that the ceasefire will be extended for a long period or that the two parties will agree on a final end to the war.
According to the proposal, negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program will begin after opening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the blockade on Iranian ports.
The White House has received Tehran’s proposal, but it is not yet clear whether Washington is ready to consider it. Axios points out that lifting the blockade and ending the war would deprive the American president of the main influence over Iran regarding its nuclear program. On Monday, April 27, US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss the deadlock in the negotiations with his team, as well as possible next steps.
On April 24, Donald Trump sent his representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to hold negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Islamabad. But he announced the next day that he had canceled their trip. “I told my people a while ago when they were getting ready to take off, ‘No, you’re not going to fly there for 18 hours. We have all the papers. They can call us at any time, but you’re not going to take an 18-hour flight to sit down and talk about anything anymore,'” Trump said. But he refused to consider this decision as a resumption of war.
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war in the Middle East. Then added to that was the naval blockade imposed by the United States on Iranian ports.