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Iran says it can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if the United States accepts Tehran’s demands

Riana Gegiu

2 November 2026, 10:16

International

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Iran says it could restore security in the Strait of Hormuz and resume negotiations with the United States within two days at most if Tehran’s demands are accepted. The announcement was made by Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, who described the plan’s speed as an indication of Iran’s “good faith.”

According to the official, the exchange of messages between Tehran and Washington is continuing through mediators. On September 22, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Iran sent the United States a proposal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.

The statements come amid diplomatic efforts to prevent a new military escalation. The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. Vice President JD Vance may have sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, calling for negotiations to resume. Vance is assessing whether there is enough common ground to persuade President Donald Trump not to order an attack on Iran in the coming weeks.

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Context: Iran has repeatedly conditioned the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on the lifting of the blockade and sanctions, following the failure of proposals rejected by Trump

Before the latest statements, Iran said it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States accepted a series of conditions. The demands included ending hostilities in the region, lifting the naval blockade imposed on Iranian ports and the sanctions on oil, as well as unfreezing frozen funds; at the same time, Tehran said it would continue negotiations without yielding to military or economic pressure.

The talks resumed in several indirect rounds through mediators from Qatar, including after Trump rejected an Iranian proposal regarding the temporary reopening of the route. Against the backdrop of tensions, Iran also said that restarting negotiations and reopening the strait could be possible within a timeframe linked to the fulfillment of the American conditions.

Meanwhile, maritime traffic through the Strait remained below normal levels: over the weekend, 17 commercial vessels passed through, compared with 37 a week earlier and approximately 120 per day before the outbreak of the war, while some oil tankers reportedly continued transporting cargo with their transponders turned off to avoid detection.