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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James C. Reynolds

Iran offers new hope Strait of Hormuz will reopen – under these conditions

  • Iran has proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days under a plan submitted to the White House.
  • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi stated the demands align with the Islamabad Memorandum signed by Trump.
  • Araghchi met UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband, who urged freedom of navigation and consular access to detained Britons.
  • Negotiators are considering a phased arrangement to lift the US blockade and unfreeze Iranian assets in exchange for reopening the waterway.
  • It came after Benjamin Netanyahu condemned delegates who walked out during his UN General Assembly address as moral cowards, describing the decision to attack Iran as one of his easiest.

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