The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, has expressed his confidence that, "in less than a week," the seven-day plan designed by Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, closed for months as a result of the war unleashed after the surprise offensive by the United States and Israel on February 28, can be launched.
"While our brave Armed Forces are fully prepared to defend the homeland, Iran continues to give diplomacy a chance to succeed," the head of Iranian diplomacy has noted in a brief message published on his social media.
Araqchi has added that the authorities of the Islamic Republic maintain "close and constant contact with the intermediaries to study proposals that can guarantee the launch of our 'Seven-day Plan' in less than a week." Despite this, for the moment the United States has not given its approval to the initiative.
Tehran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, a key corridor for the transport of crude oil from the Persian Gulf to numerous countries, and has stressed that transit is considered safe only through the routes authorized by its Armed Forces. Washington, however, maintains that there is no such blockade of Hormuz, arguing that it maintains military control of the area, although its deployment is limited to the outer area of the maritime passage.