Trump threatens to strike new targets in Iran as Tehran sets conditions for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

Iran stated on Monday that it is willing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days, provided the United States accepts its conditions, after initially proposing a one-week timeline to restore transit through this strategic waterway.

"The possibility of implementing this plan in two days is another indication of Iran's good-faith approach," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei.

"We have stated that, if Iran's demands are met, it would be possible to restore security to the Strait of Hormuz and resume the negotiating process within a short period," he added.

Baqaei explained that the exchange of messages with Washington through intermediaries continues and stressed that "everything depends" on the U.S. side accepting Iran's demands.

"Only then can we discuss the subsequent stages," the spokesperson cautioned.

Since the start of the war in the Middle East in late February, Iran has asserted control over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for international energy transport. Tehran regularly attacks ships attempting to pass through the strait without its authorization, while the United States has responded with a naval blockade of Iranian ports.

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Tehran's Conditions for Reopening the Strait of Hormuz

In September, Iran initially presented a seven-day plan that it conveyed to the United States via Qatar. The proposal called for Tehran would reopen the strait on the sixth day, once Washington met its demands.

Among the conditions put forward are an end to the war on all fronts in the Middle East, the unfreezing of Iranian assets abroad, the lifting of sanctions against its oil sector, and an end to the U.S. naval blockade.

In an interview with Al Jazeera published on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi added that Washington must accept a new transit route through the strait, agreed upon by Iran and Oman.

Araghchi also demanded that the United States lift the sanctions imposed in recent months and reduce its military presence in the region.

Since August, Washington has imposed a new round of sanctions against Tehran as part of a strategy the U.S. administration has termed the "economic suffocation" of Iran.