Iran says it is discussing with Qatari mediators a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if the United States meets Tehran’s conditions, as talks continue and renewed strikes remain a risk.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the talks as ongoing, not as a completed deal accepted by Washington. Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, called a recent letter from U.S. Vice President JD Vance a “positive sign,” but no U.S. agreement to Iran’s terms has been reported. Iranian negotiators met Qatari mediators in Doha on Saturday.
The meeting followed more than 12 hours of discussions between Iranian and Qatari envoys in Tehran the day before, Reuters reported. Those contacts were being coordinated with Washington, according to a source briefed on the negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump had not decided whether to order new strikes.
Rubio said Trump would prefer a diplomatic solution. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, ordered the armed forces to be ready to respond to any attack. The proposed two-day timetable remains conditional.
The reports describe talks and a possible way forward, not a confirmed agreement or a completed reopening of the waterway.