Iran has urged the United States to accept its conditions for ending the ongoing war, insisting that diplomacy, rather than military action or economic sanctions, remains the only viable path to resolving the conflict.

Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, made the position known on Tuesday in an interview with the state-run IRNA news agency, as Tehran renewed its proposal to reopen the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Washington meeting its demands.

Araghchi maintained that the conflict could not be resolved through military force or increased economic pressure, urging the US to engage in diplomacy and address Iran’s conditions.

“The conflict with Iran will not be resolved through military means, nor by intensifying sanctions,” he said.

He added that the only lasting solution was for Washington to adopt a respectful approach and address the demands outlined in Iran’s two-day proposal.

Under the proposal, Tehran is offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days, provided the United States agrees to a series of conditions.

These include ending the war across all fronts, unfreezing Iranian assets, lifting oil sanctions and terminating the US counter-blockade of Iranian ports.

The development comes amid renewed diplomatic efforts to end the eight-month conflict, with United States President Donald Trump expressing optimism about a possible breakthrough.

Trump, who met with Qatar’s Prime Minister at the White House on Monday, said there was “positive momentum” towards ending the war.

In a social media post, the US president maintained that Washington remained prepared for further military action but described additional strikes against Iran as “quite unlikely”.

He also noted that key US allies in the Gulf preferred maintaining the current situation rather than escalating the conflict.

“We are seeing positive momentum toward an end to this conflict, and will ensure that America’s interests are at all times protected,” Trump said.

Meanwhile, Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, called on Washington to accept Tehran’s demands, dismissing reports of diplomatic engagement that he described as misleading.

In a post on X on Tuesday, Rezaei, who heads Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, accused the US government of spreading false information about alleged negotiations and urged Washington to concede.

Diplomatic efforts led by Qatar and Pakistan are ongoing to secure an end to the conflict, which began in late February following US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy shipping route, has remained blockaded by Iran since the outbreak of the war, raising concerns over international oil supplies and regional security.