Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has called for another attempt to reach an interim agreement with the United States, while Iranian officials and state-linked media issued conflicting accounts of a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Pezeshkian blamed Washington for the collapse of earlier negotiations but said the two sides should try again, according to remarks broadcast Saturday on Iranian state television and reported by Reuters.
Tehran’s Reported Condition
Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, said Tehran had conveyed through Islamabad that it was prepared to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifted its naval blockade of Iranian ports, according to The Associated Press.
Moghadam said Washington rejected the condition and insisted that the blockade remain. The latest U.S. position on that reported exchange has not been independently confirmed.
Pakistan and Qatar previously helped broker an interim arrangement intended to restore shipping through the strait, end the blockade and begin negotiations on a broader agreement that would include Iran’s nuclear program.
Conflicting Messages From Iran
Hours after the ambassador’s account was reported, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard-affiliated Tasnim news agency denied that Tehran had made a new Hormuz proposal through Pakistan, describing the report as fabricated. The conflicting statements left the precise status of the offer unclear, even as Pezeshkian publicly backed renewed negotiations.
The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s most important energy routes. Continued disruption has increased risks for commercial shipping and global oil markets, making any return to negotiations closely watched across the Gulf.