Iran offers US deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said "the choice now rests with the United States"

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his country has proposed a deal to the US that would see the Strait of Hormuz reopened within a week.

Araghchi told reporters at the UN in New York that this could be done "if the necessary conditions are met" and said these were contained within the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in June to extend a ceasefire that subsequently broke down.

Asked about the Iranian offer, a US official said positive discussions were taking place through mediators, including about nuclear issues, Reuters reported. Earlier this week Donald Trump threatened to "annihilate the Islamic Republic".