TEHRAN — Iran has made no new proposal to Pakistani mediators on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and reports that Tehran offered to reopen the waterway in exchange for Washington lifting its naval blockade are false, an informed source told the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency on Saturday, according to Press TV and ANI. The source described the reports by the Saudi outlet Al Arabiya as "a lie and fabrication", consistent with what the source called that outlet's pattern of false reporting on Iran.
Source: Press TV (Tasnim News Agency), Oct 24, 2026
"Iran does not accept any arrangement based on the equation of the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the blockade," the source said, according to Press TV's account of the Tasnim interview. Tehran was instead circumventing the restrictions through its own methods and would ultimately break them, the source added. The official emphasised that Iran's existing seven-day plan, which sets out Tehran's demands for reopening the strait, had previously been transferred to the American side through mediators — so, on this account, there was nothing new to send to Pakistan.
Source: Press TV (Tasnim News Agency), Oct 24, 2026
ANI, reporting the same Tasnim denial early on Sunday, noted that Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had said on October 18, in Baghdad, that Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days was still on the table. "Our situation is clear and based on the seven-days proposal presented to the US. They shared comments which we are reviewing," Araghchi said at the time. The Tasnim source added that until all of Iran's demands are met — one of which is the removal of disruptions to Iranian ports and shipping — the insecurity in the strait would not be eliminated, and blamed that insecurity on US actions.
Source: ANI via Latestly, Oct 25, 2026
What is solid
- A source speaking to Tasnim on Saturday denied that Iran presented any new Hormuz proposal to the Pakistani mediator, and called the Al Arabiya report of a Hormuz-for-blockade offer a lie and fabrication.
- Iran's seven-day reopening plan was previously conveyed to the American side through mediators, the source and Foreign Minister Araghchi's October 18 remarks both say.
- US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a deal with Iran remains possible while refusing to rule out further military action.
What is only claimed
- Whether an offer was made on Saturday: Al Arabiya reported Tehran had offered via Pakistan to reopen Hormuz if the blockade is lifted, and Iran's ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, was reported the same day saying Tehran had offered to reopen the strait on that basis; the Tasnim source flatly denies any new proposal was presented. Washington has not publicly confirmed receiving any new offer.
The contradiction matters because Hormuz carries a large share of the world's oil and gas, and because Pakistan has been the main mediator between Washington and Tehran since the June Islamabad memorandum that followed the US-Israeli war on Iran that began in late February. For lakhs of Punjabi and Indian workers in the Gulf, and for fuel, flight and remittance costs, whether the strait reopens under the old seven-day plan, a new offer, or not at all is a direct household concern. No US response to the Tasnim denial had been reported at the time of publication.