A senior Iranian official said that Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the US eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports. The offer follows warnings from Tehran’s military command of unrestricted retaliation should Washington restart military operations in the region.

While Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, who left Tehran for New York on Tuesday morning, will not meet US President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly in New York, Tehran’s delegation holds full authority to pursue diplomacy.