Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has received a response from the United States regarding Tehran’s seven-day proposal aimed at building trust between the two countries, with disagreements over the timing of proposed steps emerging as the main issue.
The response was delivered through Qatari mediators in Doha on Tuesday, according to an official briefed on the discussions.
Araqchi is expected to review the US position in Tehran on Wednesday as efforts continue to find a way forward between Washington and Tehran.
Iran presented the seven-day proposal last week as part of efforts to ease tensions and create conditions for renewed engagement.
Under the proposal, Araqchi said Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore normal maritime passage if the necessary conditions were met.
However, US President Donald Trump subsequently rejected the proposal, leading Qatar to intensify its mediation efforts between the two sides.
The Qatari mediators reportedly delivered Washington’s response to Araqchi and his negotiating team on Monday while they were returning from the United States.
The document currently being discussed reportedly proposes a seven-day period of confidence-building measures designed to bring Washington and Tehran back towards an enhanced version of a memorandum of understanding reached in June.
The proposed framework includes specific measures concerning Iran’s nuclear programme, although further details have not been publicly disclosed.
The key disagreement is reportedly not over the individual elements of the plan but over the order in which the measures should be implemented.
Qatar has continued to pass messages between the United States and Iran as diplomatic efforts focus on reducing tensions, resolving disagreements and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The June memorandum of understanding had previously helped facilitate a brief ceasefire and included provisions relating to both the strategic waterway and Iran’s nuclear activities.
Further discussions are expected as both sides consider whether the proposed sequence of steps can provide a basis for renewed trust and negotiations.
