In a move that has sparked widespread controversy inside Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Thursday that Tehran had presented Washington with a new proposal involving the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the resumption of negotiations aimed at reaching a “final agreement,” according to CNN.

According to the account, the proposal would give Washington seven days after accepting it to fulfill conditions based on the “Islamabad Agreement,” including lifting sanctions, releasing frozen assets, and halting military operations.

Tehran reportedly prefers to resume negotiations before the U.S. midterm elections in November.

The Beginning: Kyodo Leak

Before Araghchi traveled to New York, Japan’s Kyodo News Agency published a report citing a “senior Iranian official” who said Tehran had informed Washington of its readiness to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.

Given that Araghchi served as Iran’s ambassador to Japan from 2008 to 2011, his imprint on the leak appears clear.

trump’s Statement

U.S. President Donald Trump then dropped a surprise announcement, saying his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had held three hours of talks with Iranian officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, describing the meeting as “very good.”

The Response: rezaei’s Statements

Hours later, Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, stated that Araghchi’s mission had been limited to conveying Iran’s seven conditions through intermediaries, stressing:

“Until the Iranian conditions are implemented, the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened and there will be no negotiations.”

Some analysts interpreted his remarks as authorization for talks. However, Tasnim News Agency reported that Araghchi’s meeting with Witkoff took place “without coordination or authorization from the relevant authorities, including the Supreme National Security Council,” describing it as a “major mistake.”

Latest Development: Calls to Question Araghchi

Against this backdrop, Iranian parliamentarian Amirhossein Sabeti announced that a motion had been filed to question Foreign Minister Araghchi in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, citing “actions taken without authorization from the leadership” and a “series of mistakes,” including his meeting with Witkoff and Kushner in New York.

Bottom Line

Tehran is facing a sharp internal dispute.

The foreign minister is speaking in New York about a “new proposal” and a “seven-day deadline,” while official institutions maintain that his mandate was limited to conveying Iran’s conditions through intermediaries.

Araghchi’s silence over these contradictions, along with the repeated leaks attributed to Iranian sources, raises questions about whether a parallel negotiating channel is operating outside the formal decision-making framework.