Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days remains the most logical plan for restoring security to the strategic waterway and the Persian Gulf region, IRNA reports.
“Iran’s proposal remains the most rational option on the table. By ‘most rational,’ we mean a proposal that can pave the way for restoring security in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, while also laying the groundwork for a process to move forward,” Baqaei has said at his weekly press conference in Tehran.
“The Americans must make a genuine decision, if they have properly understood the message of their own people,” he added, referring to last week’s midterm elections, in which President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans lost control of Congress to the Democrats, with the war on Iran playing a key role in shaping voters’ choices.
Baqaei also said that Iran’s proposal demonstrated its goodwill, dismissing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claims that Tehran’s demands were irrational.
