Iran proposes a 7-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Diplomatic tensions between Iran and Israel played out at the United Nations this week even as Tehran signaled new openness to talks with Washington. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi told reporters in New York that Iran had given U. S. mediators a seven-day proposal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz once certain conditions were met, restarting negotiations toward a broader deal built on the same terms as the 14-point memorandum President Trump signed in June. A mediator called the talks encouraging but still preliminary, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautioned that no breakthrough has occurred; envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner have been ferrying proposals between the sides, according to CBS News.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he hopes Washington returns to the June memorandum before November's midterm elections, though he stressed Tehran does not want negotiations tied to the U. S. political calendar. He said Iran remains willing to allow inspections of its nuclear sites and denied any plot to assassinate Trump or his family. Trump has said he expects a deal only after the midterms.

Separately, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's UN address triggered a mass walkout by attending delegations, which he dismissed by urging remaining "moral cowards" to leave before defending Israel's military campaigns in Iran and the region and thanking Trump for his support. Iran's deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, said the walkout "spoke louder than any speech" and accused Netanyahu of using the platform for propaganda. Also reported: U. S. commanders in Kuwait, led by Brig.

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