TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that Tehran coordinated its proposal to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran seeks an agreement with the United States to end hostilities in the Middle East.
Iranian state media reported Pezeshkian’s remarks from an interview with U.S. broadcaster CBS.
Pezeshkian said Iran would fulfill its obligations if the United States accepts the proposal and meets its own commitments.
“Coordination with the leader of the revolution (the supreme leader) … has been carried out,” Pezeshkian said.
“If the US accepts it and fulfills its obligations, we will do the same, and there will be no issue in this regard,” he said.
The Strait of Hormuz remains a key route for global oil shipments and a central point in the conflict between Iran and the United States, which has remained deadlocked for nearly seven months.
Pezeshkian said a six-member Iranian team has held discussions on the proposal and has authority to make decisions. He said the group includes representatives from the military, parliament and government.
Washington has not publicly responded to the proposal. Reports have indicated that U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the plan, which calls for an end to all hostilities in the Middle East.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the proposal carries the same conditions outlined in a memorandum of understanding that Iran and the United States signed in June.
The proposal calls for the United States to release at least $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets, lift sanctions on Iranian oil and end its naval blockade of Iran.
