Arabic version: عراقجي يلتقي وسطاء قطريين بشأن مقترح المضيق

According to Al Jazeera, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Qatari mediators in New York to discuss a proposal linked to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while the United States said any agreement to end the war must address Iran’s nuclear programme.

Araghchi told Iranian state media that the mediators would relay ideas from the meeting to Washington and that he hoped for a final US response by Tuesday. He said he would return to Tehran within hours rather than remain in New York. The discussions were part of existing exchanges through Qatari and Pakistani mediators that had become more serious after Iran submitted its proposal, he said.

Iran’s plan, announced on Friday at the United Nations General Assembly, calls for the US to release frozen Iranian funds, lift sanctions and end its naval blockade of Iranian ports. Araghchi said those measures could be completed within four or five days, enabling the strait to reopen and negotiations on a final agreement, including nuclear issues, to start by the seventh day. US President Donald Trump rejected the proposal on Saturday as “unacceptable”.

A US official told Al Jazeera that indirect talks were continuing and described them as “positive and constructive”. The official said Trump was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds in exchange for progress on nuclear questions, but said the sides remained apart over the timing of commitments and which side would act first.

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz shortly after the US and Israel launched their offensive on February 28. The waterway had handled roughly 20 percent of global oil and gas supplies before the war. Reuters, citing maritime intelligence firm Kpler, reported that September crude exports from major Middle East producers reached 12.8 million barrels per day, up from wartime lows but below the 18.8 million bpd exported in February.