Mojtaba Khamenei backs new plan to reopen Hormuz, says Pezeshkian

• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was coordinated with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
• Tehran says it will implement its commitments if the United States accepts the proposal and fulfills its own obligations.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that Tehran's new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was coordinated with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, adding that Iran would implement the plan if the United States agrees to its terms.

Pezeshkian made the remarks in an interview with CBS News recorded on Friday and published by Iranian state media.

Asked about the proposal, Pezeshkian said it had been coordinated with Khamenei, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency.

"If the United States accepts the proposal and fulfills its commitments, we will do the same," Pezeshkian said, indicating that Tehran would proceed with reopening the waterway under the agreed framework.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the proposal in New York during the United Nations General Assembly. Under the plan, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days after the agreed conditions are met, while negotiations with Washington would resume.

Pezeshkian said the new framework was based on an earlier memorandum of understanding and that its provisions had been divided into stages.

The Iranian president said the previous understanding broke down after disagreements over shipping routes through the strategic waterway.

He said Iran remained committed to the earlier agreement and argued that disputes over the routes could have been resolved through dialogue.

Pezeshkian also said Iran would abide by whatever it formally commits to under a new agreement. CBS reported that Tehran's proposal would involve reopening the waterway while creating a framework for renewed negotiations with Washington.

The Strait of Hormuz has remained at the center of the conflict between Iran and the United States, with disruptions to shipping through the waterway affecting global energy markets.

Pezeshkian also told CBS that Iran was prepared to allow United Nations nuclear inspectors to return under agreements reached during negotiations.

As of Saturday, there was no confirmed agreement between Washington and Tehran on the proposal. Reports said the United States had not formally accepted Tehran's offer.