Iran presented a new proposal to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, postponing negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program.
According to Tehran presented to Washington a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war. Citing a US official and two other unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter, Trump plans to analyze with his team today the current impasse in the negotiations and the possible steps to be taken.
The initiative comes amid an escalation of tension, with the North American Central Command confirming on Sunday that it has already prevented 38 vessels from passing through the area, by order of the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Despite the ceasefire, Trump ordered the maintenance of the naval blockade, a measure that, according to the Treasury Department, is affecting 90% of Iranian maritime trade.
“US forces have forced 38 ships to turn around or return to port,” Central Command announced on the X network, referring to the blockade imposed since April 13.
The White House’s goal is increase pressure on Tehran, strangling its oil exports and reducing sources of financing.
Trump stated on Sunday that he is in no rush to reach a new agreement, stressing that his Administration’s “maximum pressure” strategy is stifling the Iranian economy and has already “decimated” its operational capacity.
The first round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran took place in Islamabad on April 11, in the first direct high-level talks in 47 years, with Pakistan as mediator.
The delegations met for more than 20 hours, without results, and the second round, scheduled for last weekend, did not materialize, after the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abás Araqchí, left Pakistan with no intention of talking to Trump’s envoys.
Araqchí presented a plan in Islamabad to circumvent the nuclear issue, proposing that the ceasefire be prolonged or that both parties agree to a definitive end to the war, leaving nuclear negotiations for later, after the reopening of the strait and the lifting of the blockade.
However, diplomatic sources indicate that the Iranian leadership does not have a consensus on how to respond to US demands to suspend uranium enrichment for a decade and remove enriched uranium from the country.
