Iran says choice on reopening Hormuz ‘rests with the United States’ after deal offer

NBC News reports: There are no new alerts at this time The choice to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “rests with the United States,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday, indicating shipping through the critical waterway could resume within days once a deal is reached. “If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime passage restored within seven days,” Araghchi told reporters. “The choice now rests with the United States.” He said a “concrete seven-day plan” had been conveyed to the U.S. through Qatar, after indirect talks through mediators were held on the sidelines of this week’s United Nations General Assemb….

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