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Iran’s Foreign Ministry has conveyed Tehran’s initial position on a US seven-day plan to end the war and restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to Washington via Qatar.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran presented its position to the mediator during a stop in Doha last week. At the time, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was returning from New York, where he had attended the UN General Assembly.
“We are reviewing the details and will submit further comments on some issues to the US side,” Baghaei said at a news conference on Sunday. He said the matter was being examined by the relevant authorities.
Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy foreign minister for legal affairs, also said Tehran was reviewing the US counterproposal. Mediators conveyed the proposal to Washington on Sept. 22 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Gharibabadi said Iran’s final position would be communicated through the appropriate channels and stressed that Tehran was “also prepared for other scenarios.”
Tehran keeps diplomatic options open
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has also said the door to diplomacy remains open, but warned that Iran would respond more forcefully if it faced another military attack.
“Iran is ready to achieve a fair and dignified solution through diplomacy. But if the enemies again choose the path of military confrontation, they will face a stronger response,” Araghchi said on Sunday at a meeting in Tehran with ambassadors, chargés d’affaires and heads of foreign and international missions.
Tehran and Washington have not officially disclosed the details of either Iran’s proposal or the US counterproposal.
The sides disagree over restoring shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. According to information leaked to the media, disagreements over US demands related to Iran’s nuclear program and the sequencing of confidence-building measures are preventing an interim agreement.
