Iran will reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade

Iran is ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade

Iran saif it will reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States reduces military force and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday.

Iran’s military central command on Sunday said it received information that the US was preparing to resume military operations with the support of regional countries, warning that this would lead to Tehran’s retaliation “without limitations and considerations”.

“The US needs to announce that it wants to resolve the issue diplomatically, make that official, and then agree on a timeline for how the process will move forward”, the senior Iranian official said.

The official noted that Iranian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly is in New York and has full authority to revive diplomacy with the United States.

The Iranian official said details on an agreement to end hostilities with Washington can be discussed in New York via mediators, explaining that Tehran’s proposal was delivered to the US via mediators on September 16.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, who left Tehran for New York on Tuesday morning, will not meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the UN headquarters in New York, the official told Reuters.

“The UN General Assembly is a golden opportunity for the US to return to diplomacy”, the official said, adding that Tehran would welcome a revival of diplomacy if Washington takes tangible steps.