The key facts

  • Iranian Foreign Ministry: the shortened plan could be implemented within two days
  • The outcome depends on US responses to Iran's questions — Araghchi
  • At the end of September, Trump rejected Tehran's original seven-point plan

The two-day plan and its origins

Iran has announced that its proposal for reaching a ceasefire with the United States could be implemented within two days. According to Al Jazeera, as cited by Zamon.uz, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that the preliminary plan, which consisted of seven points, had been shortened. He emphasized that if Iran's demands are met, security in the Strait of Hormuz could be restored and negotiations could begin as soon as possible.

Tehran's position: the decision rests with Washington

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that consultations on the two-day plan are continuing through intermediaries. According to him, no final decision has been made yet, and the outcome depends on the US responses to Iran's questions. He also noted that in recent weeks talks have been conducted with Qatari mediation as well; the Iranian side hopes that Washington will give preference to diplomacy over other paths.

What has changed since September

It is telling how the proposal itself has evolved. At the end of September, Tehran conveyed through intermediaries a seven-point plan for restoring shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and resuming broader negotiations, but US President Donald Trump rejected it. Now, according to Baghaei, the plan has been shortened and its implementation is limited to two days — that is, what is at stake is a condensed version of the earlier document, whose fate remains undetermined: the Iranian side explicitly ties the outcome to the US position, not to its own decision.