Tehran, Sept. 22 -- Iran says it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, provided the US eases its military pressure and agrees to lift its blockade of Iranian ports, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday, offering a possible opening for renewed diplomacy between Tehran and Washington.
The official said Washington would first have to formally commit to resolving the dispute through diplomacy and agree to a timetable for talksIran's delegation at the UN General Assembly in New York has full authority to revive talks with Washington, the official said. He said mediators in New York could begin discussing the terms of a deal to end the fighting. Tehran had already sent its proposal to Washington through intermediaries on Sept...