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NEW YORK: Iran can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days \u200bif the United States eases military pressure and \u200clifts its blockade on Iranian ports, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n On Sunday, Iran\u2019s military central command said it was informed \u200bthe US was preparing to restart military operations with \u200bthe support of regional countries, and warned this would \u2060lead to Tehran\u2019s retaliation \u201cwithout limitations and considerations\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe US needs \u200bto announce that it wants to resolve the issue diplomatically, \u200bmake that official, and then agree on a timeline for how the process will move forward\u201d, the senior Iranian official said, adding the \u200bIranian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly is in \u200bNew York and has full authority to revive diplomacy with the United \u200cStates.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s \u2060President Masoud Pezeshkian, who left Tehran for New York on Tuesday morning, will not meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the UN headquarters in New York, the official told \u200bReuters.<\/p>\n The Iranian official \u200bsaid details \u2060on an agreement to end hostilities with Washington can be discussed in New York via \u200bmediators, explaining that Tehran\u2019s proposal was delivered to \u200bthe \u2060US via mediators on September 16.<\/p>\n \u201cThe UN General Assembly is a golden opportunity for the US to return to diplomacy\u201d, the \u2060official \u200bsaid, adding that Tehran would welcome \u200ba revival of diplomacy if Washington takes tangible steps.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n