Iran says it is examining the latest US proposal conveyed by Qatar and has already passed preliminary views to the mediators. Spokesman Ismail Baqaei put Hormuz at the centre of Tehran’s position and rejected claims of an inspection-for-sanctions offer. Iran demands changes to the blockade and sanctions before reopening the strait; neither side has announced a new settlement.
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Preliminary views sent to Qatari mediators
Iran said on October 4 that it was still examining the latest US proposal conveyed through Qatar. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baqaei said preliminary views had already reached the mediators and further observations would follow the necessary reviews.[1], [2]
Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi also said American views had arrived through intermediaries and were being examined through the relevant Iranian channels. The proposal was presented during the Iranian delegation’s brief stop in Doha on its return from New York the previous Tuesday. Baqaei did not disclose its full terms.[1]
Tehran puts Hormuz ahead of the nuclear agenda
Baqaei rejected reports that Iran had offered the return of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors in exchange for sanctions relief. He said Tehran’s priority at this stage was Hormuz. Iran wants the US naval blockade ended, sanctions lifted and interference with Iranian commercial shipping stopped before reopening the strait. Those are Iran’s demands; no new American acceptance was announced. Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told foreign ambassadors that military action or further sanctions could not resolve the war.[1]
No new settlement or reopening date
Iran’s earlier seven-day plan linked reopening Hormuz to a regional ceasefire, release of frozen assets, oil-sanctions relief and an end to the blockade. Trump rejected that plan while leaving room for further contacts or military action. A framework memorandum reached under Pakistani mediation in June had not brought a lasting settlement. Sunday’s statements set no new negotiating date, deadline for lifting sanctions or unconditional reopening date for the strait.[1]
