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Iran has proposed a seven-day framework for meeting its conditions in ongoing negotiations with the United States. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless Washington met Tehran’s demands within the timeframe.
In an interview with Iraqi television channel Al Ekhbariya on Tuesday (October 20), Araghchi said Iran was continuing indirect talks with the United States through Pakistan and Qatar.
Under Iran’s proposed seven-day plan, the Strait of Hormuz would be fully reopened on the sixth day, provided the United States agreed to Tehran’s conditions. Araghchi claimed that Washington had agreed to the conditions but was seeking to add several other issues to the negotiations.
“The negotiating table is still there,” Araghchi said. He added that the strait would be fully reopened if the United States honoured the conditions, after which talks would continue until a final agreement was reached.
The Iranian foreign minister further said that, before discussions could move on to other issues, the United States must fulfil all its commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding.
Meanwhile, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Tehran would not send any enriched uranium out of the country. The issue has also emerged as a major point of contention in negotiations with Washington.
Rezaei said there would be no talks with the United States until Washington took confidence-building measures. Iran’s demands include the lifting of the US blockade, easing sanctions on its oil sector and an end to regional conflicts. Source: Agencies.
