Iran says Qatar to present US with new ideas aimed at reopening Strait of Hormuz
ISTANBUL: Qatari mediators will present the US with new ideas discussed with Teheran on how to meet Iran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said late Monday, adding a final response from Washington could come Tuesday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared on Monday that Qatari mediators would present the United States with new ideas to meet Iran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. He added that Washington could provide a final response on Tuesday. Speaking to Iranian reporters in New York, Araghchi mentioned that he had recently met with Qatari mediators and discussed potential methods to fulfill Iran's conditions and facilitate their implementation.
The ideas will now be conveyed to the US side, after which Washington will respond, Araghchi stated, according to IRNA news agency. He expressed hope that this would occur by the following day. Araghchi mentioned that he would return to Tehran shortly, and the Qatari mediators would share the US response once available. He noted that exchanges through Qatari and Pakistani mediators had continued but had become more intense following Iran's latest proposal.
Araghchi emphasized that Tehran had also utilized its meetings in New York to communicate Iran's conditions to Washington and the international community for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen.
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