Tehran offers US seven-day plan to open Strait of Hormuz

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Sep 24, 2026 · 1729 words · By FRANCE

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Iran on Friday offered the United States a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to maritime navigation.

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What happened

Iran on Friday offered the United States a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to maritime navigation.

Why it matters

Initial word of a possible offer to lift the naval blockade emerged from the sidelines of the UN General Assembly earlier in the day.

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Read our liveblog to see how the day’s events unfolded.

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Claim 1: “President Emmanuel Macron said France would send "military means" to help shield the key Saudi oil terminal of Yanbu from attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis.”

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Claim 2: “Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had to deliver his address to the UN General Assembly in prerecorded remarks... after the US denied him and other Palestinian officials visas”

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Claim 3: “Pakistan’s Information Ministry said in a post on X that its forces repelled what it called an “attempted Afghan aggression” in the Gulistan sector of southwestern Balochistan province.”

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Multiple web sources confirm that Pakistan's Information Ministry posted on X about repelling 'attempted Afghan aggression' in the Gulistan sector of Balochistan.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Fact Check wing of Pakistan’s Information Ministry says an attempted Afghan aggression in the Gulistan sector was thwarted, with at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel killed and several injured in …
https://pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-rejects-afghan-claim…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 25, 2026 · According to the ministry, an attempted Afghan aggression in the Gulistan sector was thwarted on the night of September 24/25. It said that during the engagement and subsequent action a…
https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/pakistan-rejects-afgha…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 25, 2026 · Pakistan’s Information Ministry said in a post on X that its forces repelled what it called an “attempted Afghan aggression” in the Gulistan sector of southwestern Balochistan...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/pakistan-afghan-kabul-isl…

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Claim 4: “Molavi Yusef Gorgij, a senior Sunni Muslim cleric, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeastern Iran on Monday”

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Claim 5: “British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi in a meeting that the UK will "not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil" from groups linked to his country.”

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Claim 6: “The United Nations rights chief warned of the threat the escalating fighting in Ethiopia poses to civilians, adding that "deeply troubling" internet and telecommunications interruptions were increasing the risks.”

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Multiple independent web sources report that UN rights chief Volker Turk warned about the fighting in Ethiopia and the 'deeply troubling' internet interruptions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 23 September 2026, the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Coalition for Survival, a coalition of various Ethiopian rebel and insurgent groups, launched a large-scale military offensive against the Ethiopian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ethiopian_offensive

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ethiopia–United Kingdom relations encompass the diplomatic, economic, and historical interactions between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia–United_Kingdom_relati…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tewodros II (Ge'ez: ዳግማዊ ቴዎድሮስ, once referred to by the English cognate Theodore; baptized as Kassa, c. 1818 – 15 April 1868) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death in 1868. His rule is oft…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tewodros_II

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Claim 7: “Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi detailed the proposal in a private gathering on Thursday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York”

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Multiple web sources confirm that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi detailed the proposal in a private gathering on Thursday during the UN General Assembly in New York.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. The war follows the Twelve-Day War in June 2025 and sporadic fighting during the Middle Eastern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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Claim 8: “Iran on Friday offered the United States a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to maritime navigation.”

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Multiple independent web sources (TRT Afrika, Digg, and others) report that Iran offered a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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Claim 9: “US President Donald Trump said he had a "very productive meeting" with Chinese President Xi Jinping”

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Claim 10: “Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam insisted at the UN on the need to "avert the vacuum" that would be caused by withdrawing the UN peacekeeping mission deployed in the south of his country without a viable replacement.”

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Claim 11: “Trump's Africa envoy Massad Boulos said each side in Sudan feels it "could get a decisive military victory".”

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Claim 12: “Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon.”

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Three independent news sources (CNBC, and two other web results) explicitly detail the conditions of the offer: lifting the naval blockade, waiving oil sanctions, and a ceasefire including Lebanon.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The blockade began 10:00 EDT and applied only to ships going…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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Claim 13: “Rashid al-Alimi, the Riyadh-based president of Yemen's Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government, called on Yemenis on Friday to mobilise and join the armed forces.”

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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference (France24) and multiple independent web sources (Arab News, Al Arabiya).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ali Mohsen Saleh al-Ahmar (Arabic: علي محسن صالح الأحمر, romanized: ʻAlī Muḥsin Ṣāliḥ al-Aḥmar; born 20 June 1945), sometimes spelled Muhsin, is a Yemeni military officer and politician who served as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Mohsen_al-Ahmar

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Sanaa was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition tribal forces led by Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar for control of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sanaa_(2011)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yemeni revolution, also known as the Yemeni intifada, was a series of major anti-government protests and armed uprisings that raged through Yemen from January 2011 to February 2012. It occurred co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_revolution

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Claim 14: “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said US President Donald Trump told him he would allow Ukraine to produce advanced Patriot air defence missiles”

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Claim 15: “The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih... told the UN Security Council [that] conditions for long-displaced people in Western Sahara were getting worse”

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Claim 16: “The latest plan calls for... the release of frozen Iranian assets estimated to be worth at least $12 billion”

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Claim 17: “Colombia said on Thursday it had cut diplomatic ties with Iran”

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The claim is only supported by a single cross-reference from France24; no other independent sources were found in the provided evidence.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Colombia said on Thursday it had cut diplomatic ties with Iran
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260924-live-iran-s…

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Claim 18: “Colombia's new right-wing president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has redrawn Colombia's alliances since taking over from his leftist predecessor Gustavo Petro on August 7”

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The claim regarding Abelardo de la Espriella becoming president on August 7 is only supported by a single cross-reference from France24.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Colombia's new right-wing president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has redrawn Colombia's alliances since taking over from his leftist predecessor Gustavo Petro on August 7
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260924-live-iran-s…

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Claim 19: “The United Nations Security Council condemned Friday escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemeni Houthi rebels”

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Claim 20: “Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House that China supports the US and Iran returning to a June deal”

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Claim 21: “Overnight fighting along the southwestern border left at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel dead, Pakistan said Friday”

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Multiple independent web sources report Pakistan's claim that at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel were killed in overnight border fighting.

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web search NEUTRAL — Overnight fighting along the southwestern border left at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel dead, Pakistan said Friday, in a claim Afghanistan denied.
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/pakistan-afghanista…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan has said at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel were killed after security forces repelled an attempted incursion in the Gulistan sector along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border overnight on Septe…
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/25/pakistan-says-13…

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web search NEUTRAL — Security forces killed at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel after repelling an aggression bid in the Gulistan sector, located along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border overnight on September 24-25, the Mi…
https://www.thenews.pk/story/1439357-13-afghan-taliban-perso…

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Claim 22: “He also offered a future general amnesty to Houthi fighters and affiliates who leave the group starting September 26.”

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Al Jazeera and other web results confirm that President Rashid al-Alimi offered a general amnesty to Houthi rebels/fighters.

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web search NEUTRAL — Rashid Al-Alimi, president of the ‘legitimate’ government based out […]By ZeroHedge. September 26th, 2026 10:22 AM. Call to arms suggests Saudi-backed coalition seeks desperate measures.
https://www.alexjoneslive.com/2026/09/26/yemens-saudi-backed…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rashid Al-Alimi, president of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, gives a speech.The Iran-backed group has escalated its attacks on Saudi Arabia since July, ending a years-long truce and de…
https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/yemens-president-calls-…

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web search NEUTRAL — President Rashad al-Alimi called on Yemenis to mobilise and join the armed forces, while offering a general amnesty to Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/26/yemens-go…

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Claim 23: “His government said on Thursday that the decision to cut ties with Iran, which took effect on September 19, was based on "hemispheric national security" considerations.”

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