Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated Tuesday that Tehran awaits a formal U.S. response to its seven-day ceasefire proposal, which includes phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump has publicly rejected the plan, while indirect mediated talks continue in New York following the United Nations General Assembly.
Araghchi Awaits Washington Answer on Seven-Point Roadmap
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that he expects a formal response Tuesday from the United States regarding Tehran’s latest proposal. Speaking in New York after the U.N. General Assembly, Araghchi noted that Qatari intermediaries presented ideas during separate indirect talks held on Monday.
The initiative outlines a schedule aimed at restoring standard shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz inside a week. During a Friday media interaction, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that the plan demands the US fulfill commitments it previously agreed to under the stalled June 17 Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on an expedited schedule.
According to The New York Times, Araghchi shared with reporters at a Thursday private briefing that these steps involve unfreezing $12bn in Iranian assets, terminating sanctions on Iranian oil, and halting the naval blockade enforced by the US against Iranian ports. He also stated that all fighting must stop across the seven-day timeframe, specifically mentioning Lebanon, where Israeli forces still maintain a presence in the southern region.
Araghchi explained that once the U.S. preconditions are satisfied—a process he projected would require four or five days—the Strait of Hormuz could resume operations, and discussions with Washington regarding a “final deal” would commence on day seven.
He said the process could begin as soon as the US accepts the plan.
“The choice now rests with the United States,” said Araghchi. “Iran does not accept coercion, threats or intimidation.”
Conversations touched on various concepts and methods for addressing Iran’s prerequisites, Araghchi noted, adding that he intends to head back to Tehran as soon as the reply is received.
Whenever the Qataris have a response, they know how to get it to us.
Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of Iran
Trump Dismisses Terms and Rejects Relief Reports
The diplomatic push follows a proposal presented last week calling for a four- to five-day U.S. timeline to release frozen funds, lift oil sanctions, and end the naval blockade of Iranian ports, with nuclear talks beginning within seven days. President Donald Trump publicly dismissed the framework, telling reporters that Iran wants a swift deal because of mounting economic pressure.
Trump also pushed back on reporting from Axios indicating he might grant sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear progress.
I offered them NOTHING!
President Donald Trump, via Truth Social
While a U.S. official told CBS News that Washington remains willing to grant sanctions relief and release frozen funds if concrete nuclear progress occurs, unnamed U.S. officials cited by The Wall Street Journal indicated Trump quickly ruled out the seven-day roadmap due to skepticism that Tehran would fulfill U.S. demands.
IRGC Weapon Development and Regional Threats
Amid the diplomatic stalemate, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced Tuesday that it is developing new armaments to defend the country. IRGC spokesman Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohbbi stated that the military designs and upgrades weapons continuously.
“We are constantly designing and upgrading new and existing weapons to defend ourselves,” IRGC spokesman Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohbbi said
We use all the technologies of the world to build new weapons in order to defend our people and our country, and if necessary, we will use these weapons to defend our country.
Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohbbi, IRGC spokesman
Mohbbi asserted that the United States failed to achieve its objectives through military and economic pressure. Concurrently, Iran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned state media that regional infrastructure would face attacks if Tehran’s security remains unguaranteed.
In a region where we cannot sell oil, no one else will sell oil either; or if our security is not guaranteed, no infrastructure will remain safe.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Chief Negotiator and Parliament Speaker
Oil Market Recovery and Shifting Crude Flows
Even as the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted — with Kpler tracking clearance at 10,591 kilobarrels a day on Saturday compared to a 17,133 pre-war baseline — physical supply indicators show the conflict’s toll easing. Middle Eastern crude exports rebounded to nearly 80 percent of pre-conflict levels, Kpler reported.
Domestically in the United States, retail diesel prices hovered near a record high of $6.53 a gallon, while the administration weighed a potential export ban that could keep roughly 1.2 million barrels a day inside the country.