# Iran at the UN: A 7-Day Plan to Reopen Hormuz. "The Choice Now Rests With the United States" *World · 27 September 2026 · RECORDx NEWS* Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5FiGj9Tjwg Page: https://news.recordx.co/story/iran-at-the-un-a-7-day-plan-to-reopen-hormuz-the-choice-now-rests-with/ Iran's foreign minister went to the UN with a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The clock starts only if Washington says yes. On 25 September, at the UN Security Council stakeout, Abbas Araghchi said Iran had conveyed to the United States, through Qatar, "a concrete 7-day plan". The US steps would take four or five days; "in day six the strait will be open and on day seven the talks" on a final deal. The terms, as reported by Al Jazeera and AP: the US lifts its naval blockade, waives oil sanctions and frees Iranian funds. "The choice now rests with the United States," he said. Late Friday the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed officials, reported that President Trump had rejected the plan. There is no on-record answer. Heard in his own voice, from the UN's own record. ## The reporting Claim-first: On 25 Sep 2026, at the UN Security Council media stakeout, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran sent the United States, through Qatar, "a concrete 7-day plan" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and that "the choice now rests with the United States." ## Facts Every quote is Araghchi's own voice on the UN tape (Ea6-djhsEu4): 454.1–461.3, 559.7–569.5, 472.9–476.3. Speaker verified on frame (grey hair and beard, glasses, collarless white shirt), and named by the UN description. The terms (US lifts naval blockade, waives oil sanctions, frees Iranian funds; ceasefire incl. Lebanon) are as reported by Al Jazeera/AP, not his words on tape. The WSJ report is anonymous-sourced and is captioned "WSJ REPORTS · CITING UNNAMED OFFICIALS · NO ON-RECORD STATEMENT FROM TRUMP". Sequencing: the 7-day clock has not started. It begins only once the US accepts (his Q&A answer). ## References (UN — Iran on Strait of Hormuz, Security Council Media Stakeout, 25 Sep 2026) ## What this story does not claim That the strait is reopening or that a 7-day clock is running. It starts only if the US accepts. That Trump rejected the plan as fact, or on the record. It is a WSJ report from unnamed officials. Any Trump clip as his reaction to this plan (older 'blockade until deal' / 'pauses plan' clips are not). That the terms are Araghchi's words on tape. They are as reported. "Iranian Prime Minister" (UN description error; Iran has no PM). That the speaker is ambassador Iravani. It is FM Araghchi. The $4.48 gas figure (dropped; not in the reel). ## What this story does not claim It does not claim the strait is reopening, or that any clock is running. It does not claim Trump rejected the plan on the record; it reports the WSJ's reporting. It shows no Trump footage and no Hormuz ship footage. It does not put the reported terms in Araghchi's mouth. It does not call anyone Iran's "Prime Minister". ## References - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea6-djhsEu4 - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/iran-says-it-awaits-us-response-on-seven-day-roadmap-to-end-war - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2026/09/25/trump-rejects-iranian-peace-proposal-wsj-reports/91946707007/ - https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2026/09/26/trump-rejects-iran-proposal-strait-of-hormuz.html - https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/26/iran-us-war-latest-news/ - https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/iran-proposes-plan-to-us-to-reopen-hormuz-in-seven-days-and-end-the-war Reporting drawn from: United Nations (Security Council media stakeout, 25 Sep 2026), Al Jazeera, Wall Street Journal (via Detroit News), The Week, Irish Times, REQUIRED ## Footage - the line - "Iran has conveyed to the United States through Qatar a concrete 7-day plan." - "So in day six the strait will be open and on day seven the talks with the US will be started for the final deal." (Q&A) - "The choice now rests with the United States." - the beat - cold open: the plan, stated (VO hook, muted bed) - "a concrete 7-day plan" (his voice) - the terms, attributed to reports (VO, muted bed) - day six the strait, day seven talks (his voice) - "the choice now rests with the United States" (his voice) - WSJ reports Trump rejected it (drawn card, deliberately NO pictures of Trump or Araghchi) - UN `Ea6-djhsEu4` ## Transcript At the UN on Friday, Iran said the Strait of Hormuz could reopen in seven days Iran has conveyed to the United States, through Qatar, a concrete seven -day plan. Under the terms reported, America lifts its naval blockade, waives oil sanctions, and frees Iranian funds. And the clock only starts once Washington says yes So in day six, the strait will be open. And on day seven, the talks with the U.S. will be started for the final deal. The choice now rests with the United States. 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