Iran says it awaits US response on seven-day roadmap to end war

Tehran says the plan would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks within a week if Washington agrees.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi walks from the podium after speaking to the media during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters on September 25, 2026 [Yuki Iwamura/AP]

Iran has formally submitted a seven-day roadmap to end its war with the United States and is now awaiting Washington’s response, according to Tehran’s top diplomat.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi detailed the plan to reporters outside the United Nations Security Council on Friday, saying it had been conveyed to Washington through Qatar.

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“The seven-day timeline will start as soon as the United States accepts this plan,” he said.

Araghchi noted that initial steps would take four to five days, the Strait of Hormuz would reopen on the sixth day and “on day seven, the talks with the US will be started for the final deal on mutually agreed subjects”, referring to Iran’s nuclear programme.

The offer and its conditions

Under the plan, Washington would lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waive sanctions on Iranian oil sales, release an estimated $12bn in frozen Iranian assets and observe a ceasefire covering the region, including Lebanon and Yemen.

In return, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas passed before the war, and which has become Tehran’s main point of leverage.

“The choice now rests with the United States,” Araghchi said.

“Iran does not accept coercion, threats or intimidation, and Iran will not surrender its sovereign rights under pressure. I can tell you if there is seriousness on the US side to come to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, everything is now prepared.”

Ending all hostilities in the Middle East, including in Yemen and Lebanon, was reportedly among Tehran’s demands.

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 23, 2026 [Stringer/Reuters]

A plan that echoes a collapsed deal

The proposal, which aims to end the war that has entered its seventh month, closely mirrors a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Tehran and Washington on June 17, after Qatari and Pakistani mediation, which set a 60-day window for talks but collapsed within weeks.

Technical and vague terms over control of shipping through Hormuz led to disputes, as Iran began firing on vessels it accused of ignoring its authorisation rules, prompting US President Donald Trump to declare the deal “over” in July.

The US has since sporadically struck Iranian territory and coastal areas in response.

Araghchi met for talks on Tuesday with Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Witkoff said the meeting was “lengthy” and that he hoped the talks would “ prove constructive and promising .”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Fox News this week that ending the war was now up to Washington. “It’s America that must choose whether it wants to end this or not,” he said.

A White House official told CNN the Trump administration was having “positive and constructive discussions through the mediators”.

Analysts, however, remain sceptical.

“Basically nothing has really changed,” said Cyrus Schayegh of the Geneva Graduate Institute, arguing Iran wants to keep the leverage it gained during the war, while Washington resists returning to the June framework.

It appears unlikely that the new deal will make major progress before the US midterm elections in November, though Araghchi said Friday it “would be better” to reach one beforehand.

Qatar, a key mediator in the conflict, said its foreign minister spoke with Pezeshkian on Friday about de-escalation and the conditions for renewed dialogue.

德黑兰方面表示，如果华盛顿同意，该计划将在一周内重新开放霍尔木兹海峡并恢复核谈判。

2026年9月25日，伊朗外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉格奇在联合国总部举行的第81届联合国大会上发表讲话后走下讲台。[岩村由纪/美联社]

据德黑兰最高外交官称，伊朗已正式提交一份为期七天的路线图，旨在结束与美国的战争，目前正在等待华盛顿的回应。

卡塔尔外交大臣阿巴斯·阿拉格奇周五在联合国安理会外向记者详细介绍了该计划，称该计划已通过卡塔尔传达给华盛顿。

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他说：“一旦美国接受这项计划，七天期限就会开始计算。”

阿拉格奇指出，初步步骤需要四到五天，霍尔木兹海峡将在第六天重新开放，“第七天将与美国开始就双方商定的主题达成最终协议”，他指的是伊朗的核计划。

优惠及其条件

根据该计划，华盛顿将解除对伊朗港口的海上封锁，豁免对伊朗石油销售的制裁，释放估计价值 120 亿美元的被冻结伊朗资产，并遵守涵盖黎巴嫩和也门等地区的停火协议。

作为交换，伊朗将重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。战前，全球五分之一的石油和天然气贸易都要经过该海峡，而霍尔木兹海峡也成为了德黑兰的主要筹码。

“现在选择权在美国手中，”阿拉格奇说。

“伊朗不接受胁迫、威胁或恐吓，也不会在压力下放弃主权权利。我可以告诉你们，如果美方真心实意想要达成协议并重新开放霍尔木兹海峡，那么一切准备就绪。”

据报道，德黑兰的要求之一是结束中东地区的一切敌对行动，包括在也门和黎巴嫩的行动。

2026年9月23日，从阿曼穆桑达姆港看到的霍尔木兹海峡上的船只 [Stringer/Reuters]

一项与已破裂的交易如出一辙的计划

该提议旨在结束这场已持续七个月的战争，与 6 月 17 日在卡塔尔和巴基斯坦斡旋下德黑兰和华盛顿签署的谅解备忘录 (MoU) 非常相似，该备忘录设定了 60 天的谈判窗口，但几周内就破裂了。

关于霍尔木兹海峡航运控制权的技术性和模糊性导致了争端，伊朗开始向其指控无视其授权规定的船只开火，促使美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在7月份宣布该协议“结束”。

此后，美国零星地对伊朗领土和沿海地区发动了袭击作为回应。

阿拉格奇周二在联合国大会期间与特朗普的特使史蒂夫·威特科夫举行了会谈。威特科夫表示，会谈“时间很长”，他希望会谈“能够取得建设性成果并充满希望”。

伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基安本周告诉福克斯新闻，结束战争现在取决于华盛顿。“美国必须选择是否要结束这场战争，”他说。

一位白宫官员告诉 CNN，特朗普政府正在通过调解人进行“积极和建设性的讨论”。

然而，分析人士仍持怀疑态度。

“基本上什么都没变，”日内瓦高级国际关系及发展学院的赛勒斯·沙耶格表示，他认为伊朗想要保持战争期间获得的筹码，而华盛顿则拒绝回到六月份的框架。

尽管阿拉格奇周五表示，如果能在此之前达成协议“会更好”，但这项新协议似乎不太可能在11月美国中期选举前取得重大进展。

卡塔尔是这场冲突的关键调解方，该国外交大臣表示，其周五与佩泽什基安就缓和局势和重启对话的条件进行了交谈。