Afghanistan, Oct. 25 -- Iran has reportedly offered to resume shipping through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the United States lifting its naval blockade of Iranian ports, according to Al Arabiya.
The report said Tehran conveyed the proposal to Washington through Pakistani mediators and informed Pakistan that it was ready to resume negotiations with the United States.
Iran's ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, also said Tehran had communicated its willingness to reopen the strategic waterway if Washington ended the blockade, the Associated Press reported on October 24.
However, an Iranian source quoted by the Tasnim news agency denied that Tehran had submitted a new proposal to Pakistani mediators, describing the Al Arabi...