Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is continuing diplomatic consultations through Qatari mediators over an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, adding that no direct meeting with US representatives is on the agenda 

Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday, Araghchi said a senior Iranian diplomat had traveled to Qatar to continue discussions following a recent visit by a Qatari delegation to Tehran.

“There has been no meeting with the American delegation, nor has one been planned,” Araghchi said, adding that Iran was currently discussing its own proposal through intermediaries.

He said the discussions centered on Iran's seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has agreed to implement in just two days based on a Qatari suggestion if Iran's conditions were accepted.

Araghchi said the Qatari delegation had held consultations in Tehran before returning to Doha, after which his deputy traveled to Qatar to continue the discussions and report back to him. The deputy foreign minister was expected to return to Iran later on Sunday, he added.

Asked about the progress of the diplomatic contacts, Araghchi said discussions were continuing but had not yet produced an outcome.

“Whether we reach an agreement or not depends on answers to many questions that have yet to be provided,” he said.

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The foreign minister said Tehran would continue pursuing diplomacy, expressing hope that the other side would show enough pragmatism to favor negotiations over other options.

“We are making our efforts and hope there is enough rationality on the other side to prefer diplomacy to other options,” he said. “But we are fully prepared for other options as well.”

Araghchi also referred to a directive by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, to military commanders, saying it has made the country's position and intentions clear.

He said Iran's armed forces are fully prepared for their responsibilities and have become stronger than during the previous two wars, drawing on the experience and lessons gained from those conflicts.

“We are now fully prepared to defend ourselves, while at the same time remaining ready for diplomacy,” he said.

Araghchi concluded by saying that the next step depended on Washington's decision. “What course the Americans choose depends on their own rationality,” he said.

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The US and the Israeli regime waged their first criminal war against Iran, which lasted 12 days, in June 2025. Their second aggression began on February 28, 2026, and came to a halt in early April after 40 days.

In both wars, Iran’s resistance and successful retaliatory operations forced the aggressors to accept a ceasefire.

Iran has also maintained a tight grip on the Strait of Hormuz since the early days of the second imposed war.

In July, the US conducted waves of deadly air raids on Iran and imposed a naval blockade of the country in violation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Islamic Republic, signed on June 17, to end the war.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces launched devastating strikes against strategic American targets across West Asia and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all traffic.