Iran offers US deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days

Araghchi told reporters at the UN in New York that the conditions are laid out in a memorandum of understanding signed in June. He said the offer went to the US through Qatar as a mediator. "The choice now rests with the United States," he said.

A US official told the BBC that positive discussions are underway through mediators, including talks touching on nuclear issues. Neither side has spelled out publicly what the June memorandum actually requires.

The Strait of Hormuz sits between Iran and Oman and carries a huge share of the world's seaborne oil traffic. Any closure or reopening ripples through global energy markets and shipping schedules far beyond the Middle East, so a seven-day resolution would matter well past the region itself.

For now the offer sits with US officials, and the talks through Qatar continue without a public deadline. Araghchi's message was simple: Iran says it is ready to move fast, and it is waiting to see if Washington answers.