An announcement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow UN nuclear inspectors to visit Iran

Iran's President Masoud al-Badishian has said Tehran is ready to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow UN nuclear inspectors to visit Iran. According to him, this proposal is part of an effort to restart negotiations on Iran's nuclear program with the United States. In an interview with the CBS News program 'Face the Nation', Medzikian said that if Washington accepts Tehran's fresh proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks, Iran will abide by all its promises.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi suggested this week that the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened within seven days and that talks with the United States could be resumed as a first step toward a broader nuclear deal. The proposal was presented on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, but Washington has not yet given an official response to it.
The doctors said a direct meeting with the US would be difficult, as there is already an "atmosphere of mistrust" between the two countries.
"Until they stop the actions they are taking against us on a daily basis, it is difficult to trust them," he said. They increase restrictions on us every day, threaten us every day, attack us every day and do not even abide by written agreements. So if they join the negotiations, will they really fulfill their promises?
US President Donald Trump had expressed his willingness to meet with Iranian officials during his visit to New York, but the two leaders could not meet directly. Instead, there were indirect contacts through intermediaries.
Medekian said Iran wants to return to the memorandum of understanding reached with the United States in June. A few days earlier, he had said that Iran would not bow down to Washington. He welcomed China's support for restoring the agreement, writing on X that "Iran also supports this position and emphasizes the importance of returning to this understanding."
During the United Nations General Assembly session this week, there was a possibility of resumption of negotiations between Iran and the United States, however, in an address to the world body on Wednesday, Al-Madiqian categorically stated that Iran will not kneel before the United States. A day later, he told Fox News that Iran does not want to continue the war, but it is in the hands of Washington to end it.
On the other hand, Abbas Araqchi also met with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on the sidelines of the General Assembly, but no immediate progress was made in these negotiations. He also said that an agreement is unlikely to be reached before the US mid-term elections. Asked about the expected time of Washington's response to Iran's proposal on the Strait of Hormuz, Medekian said that negotiations could begin immediately after the US accepts the proposal. He said, if the message reaches the US president, his interviewers or those involved in the negotiations, the process will begin as soon as they accept it.
The Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world's oil flows, has become a major point of contention between Iran and the United States. The United States insists that Iran not control waterways entering the Strait of Hormuz, including those through the Omani border, and that it not collect taxes or fees from ships. Iran, on the other hand, demands that ships obtain its permission and use Iran's approved shipping lanes.
Al-Mabishkian said that Iran will abide by the framework agreed earlier between the two countries.
"If they follow the same framework, I think we will all follow it," he said.
The proposal comes after the end of a 60-day ceasefire or memorandum of understanding in July. Its purpose was to create a favorable environment for negotiations between the United States and Iran on Iran's nuclear program.
Iran has significantly expanded its uranium enrichment program over the years, including enrichment near weapons-grade levels. Tehran denies that it wants to build nuclear weapons, but maintains that it has the right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes.
Trump has demanded that Iran completely abandon uranium enrichment. Their stance is tougher than the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated under former President Barack Obama's administration, which allowed for limited enrichment with international sanctions and monitoring.
However, Medekian said Iran is now ready to allow UN nuclear inspectors into the country.
When asked if Iran would allow nuclear inspections, he said, "That's absolutely true."
He was again asked if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors would be allowed access to Iran, to which Al-Badzikian again said, "That is absolutely true."
He added that if the IAEA wants access, Iran can negotiate agreements and understandings on inspections during negotiations.
At the same time, Al-Badzikian once again said that Iran does not want to develop nuclear weapons. According to him, making nuclear weapons is haram and it is forbidden in Islam. When asked about concerns about the health of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, doctors dismissed the concerns. Mujtaba Khamenei has largely stayed out of the public eye since the death of his father and former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli strike earlier this year.
The doctors said that they had met Mujtaba Khamenei twice, one of which lasted for more than seven hours. He said he had no "special ongoing health issues or problems".
"He is completely healthy from the medical point of view," the doctors said, adding that the injuries on his face and legs have also healed. He said, 'Hear this from me as a doctor and accept it.