Strait of Hormuz: Iran proposes conditional reopening amid renewed tensions

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had accepted a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, replacing its previous seven-day proposal. Iran is asking the United States to take steps including unfreezing Iranian assets, lifting some sanctions and the naval blockade, and restoring exemptions for Iranian oil exports. If the measures are taken on the first day, the strait would reopen the following day, with Washington-Tehran negotiations resuming afterward. The announcement comes after the Revolutionary Guards said two oil tankers had struck naval mines while using what Tehran described as an unauthorized shipping route.