{
  "id": 9838551,
  "title": "Iran offers US plan to reopen Hormuz within 7 days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/iran-offers-us-plan-to-reopen-hormuz-within-7-days",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T21:03:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3368872/iran-offers-us-plan-reopen-hormuz-within-7-days"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the United States with a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to an announcement on Friday. A meeting between Araghchi and US envoy Steve Witkoff took place on Tuesday, where Iran presented its conditions for ending the conflict and restoring normal maritime passage. The plan, conveyed via Qatar, stipulates that if the necessary conditions are met, the strait could be reopened within seven days, according to Araghchi. He emphasized that Iran will not bow to coercion, threats, or intimidation and will not relinquish its sovereign rights under pressure.\n\nThe proposed plan appears to include a cessation of hostilities in the Middle East, including Lebanon, for a seven-day period. Additionally, it reportedly calls for the release of Iranian assets frozen in the region, valued at over $12 billion, as well as the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and the termination of the US naval blockade around Iran. On the seventh day of the cease-fire, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, said Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards, Iran's military arm.",
  "summary": "Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran had offered Washington a plan that would see the Strait of Hormuz reopened to maritime navigation within seven days once agreed. Araghchi met with US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff for talks on Tuesday, and previously set out conditions for ending the war and reopening the vital energy shipping channel. “Iran has…",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/iran-suggests-reopening-strait-of-hormuz-in-deal-including-lebanon",
        "published": "2026-09-25T14:43:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump faces tough choices as Iran dangles deal to reopen Hormuz before US midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-faces-tough-choices-as-iran-dangles-deal-to-reopen-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-09-25T15:43:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-warned-xi-against-any-chinese-support-for-iran-says-us",
        "published": "2026-09-25T16:00:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Iran proposes plan to US to reopen Hormuz in seven days and end the war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/iran-proposes-plan-to-us-to-reopen-hormuz-in-seven-days-and-end-the",
        "published": "2026-09-25T17:33:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Iran: No nuclear concessions even if US agrees to reopen Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/iran-no-nuclear-concessions-even-if-us-agrees-to-reopen-strait-of",
        "published": "2026-09-25T18:36:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran proposes plan to reopen Hormuz within seven days: minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/iran-proposes-plan-to-reopen-hormuz-within-seven-days-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-25T21:30:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}