Iran has acknowledged US President Donald Trump's reaction to its seven-day ceasefire proposal but is awaiting Washington's definitive position through international mediators, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed.
Speaking to state news agency IRNA, Araghchi affirmed that Tehran submitted concrete terms during meetings in New York on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly, conveying them via Qatari intermediaries.
"We have heard the first reaction from the US president, but nothing has yet been conveyed to us by the mediators," Araghchi said.
"We are waiting for the final position to be conveyed through the mediators, and we will decide based on that."
Araghchi stressed that reopening the strategic waterway remains contingent on US compliance: "Our conditions are clear, and any move towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on these conditions being met. Only a negotiated solution can get them out of this deadlock."
The seven-day roadmap
The proposed roadmap outlines restoring normal maritime passage within a week.
Washington would take steps across the first five days—lifting its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waiving oil sanctions, releasing an estimated $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets, and observing a comprehensive regional ceasefire covering Lebanon and Yemen—allowing the strait to reopen on day six ahead of final peace talks.
Trump dismissed the initiative whilst departing the White House for Tennessee.
"I reject their proposal," Trump told reporters.
"They want to make a deal where they open the strait immediately because they're losing so badly... They want to make a deal, and I think that's fine. I like making a deal too."
Earlier, Araghchi held discussions with Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, reiterating that "Iran does not accept coercion, threats or intimidation, and Iran will not surrender its sovereign rights under pressure."
Meanwhile, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson Hossein Mohebi took a defiant stance, telling Tasnim news agency: "We will not cease punishing the US until Iran's seven conditions are met."
