Iran proposes two-day timeline to reopen Strait of Hormuz and resume talks

Iran announced Monday that it possesses a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart nuclear negotiations with the United States. This timeline is shorter than the one-week period Tehran originally proposed. The new schedule is contingent on Washington satisfying seven specific conditions.

The demands include the lifting of a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. Iranian officials also stated that the United States must remove sanctions on Iranian oil sales. A ceasefire agreement that includes Lebanon is part of the proposed framework. Ships passing through the strait would follow a route agreed upon by Iran and Oman. These vessels would travel under Iranian supervision.

Esmail Baghaei, a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said the plan remains the basis for negotiations conducted through mediators. He described the shorter timeline as evidence of Iran's good-faith approach. Baghaei did not indicate that Tehran had altered its demands or that Washington had accepted the proposal. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi expressed hope on Sunday that the United States would choose diplomacy over other paths.

President Donald Trump has publicly oscillated between pursuing diplomatic solutions and threatening heavy bombing of Iran. The announcement arrives as the region prepares for the possibility of renewed conflict.

Separately, the United Nations migration agency reported that more than 300,000 people in Yemen have fled renewed fighting. The conflict between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces has broken a four-year truce. Taiz province continues to receive displaced families. However, many are moving south to Aden, which has taken in more than 56,000 people according to the International Organization for Migration.

Abdusattor Esoev, head of the IOM mission in Yemen, stated that families often flee with little more than the clothes on their backs. He noted that they urgently need shelter, food, clean water, and health care. Aid groups face limited access to those in need in one of the Middle East's poorest countries.

China said Monday it will send a special envoy to Iran, Oman, and Saudi Arabia in early to mid-November. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the envoy would focus on easing tensions and promoting regional stability. Chinese President Xi Jinping told Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said that the Gulf region should not become an arena for great-power rivalry.

Two men were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza early Monday. Nasser Hospital reported that one strike killed a man in his home and the other killed a man in a tent. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. About 1,580 Palestinians have been killed since the October 2025 ceasefire began. The overall death toll in Gaza stands at more than 74,500, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.