Iran has proposed lifting the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz if the US agrees to lift the blockade on its ports and agree to a permanent or sustainable ceasefire. Two US officials claimed that such a proposal has been made on Monday. According to the officials, Iran has proposed that discussions on its nuclear program can be held in the second phase after both the blockade and the blockade on Hormuz are lifted.

However, US President Donald Trump, who has been demanding that Iran's nuclear program be completely dismantled for a permanent ceasefire, is unlikely to be positive on this proposal.

Earlier on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir in Islamabad. He had demanded that direct talks be held only after the US lifts the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding ports.

The US had planned to send West Asia envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner to Islamabad for talks on Saturday. However, Iran did not show any interest in direct dialogue.

Instead, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi returned to Iran after meeting Pakistani officials. The US then suspended the visit of Witkoff and Kushner.

US President Donald Trump had ordered the negotiating team not to go to Islamabad. He had said that it was pointless to fly 18 hours to Islamabad.

'We have all the cards. If they want to discuss, they can contact us,' Trump had said.

Foreign Minister Araghchi reached Islamabad again on Monday. From there, he went to Moscow on Monday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also visited Oman in the meantime. Similarly, he spoke by phone with the foreign ministers of Qatar and Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

He said it was a good opportunity to talk about the war in Russia.

“It is a good opportunity to consult with our Russian friends regarding the war,” Araghchi said in a video interview with Iranian state media IRNA.

The US-Iran talks lasted for about 21 hours in Islamabad on April 11 and 12. However, no agreement was reached. Shortly after that, US President Donald Trump ordered his navy to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. The US navy has said that tankers going to Iranian ports to get oil will be attacked after the blockade. As a result, Iran’s oil trade is almost at a standstill.

Meanwhile, Pakistan is making continuous efforts to continue the talks. However, Iran has shown interest in indirect talks through Pakistan rather than direct talks. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has been saying that talks can be held over the phone.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi has accused the US of delaying the agreement. ‘There was a lot of progress in the previous talks.’ But the goal could not be achieved due to the excessive demands of the US,’ he said.

Trump has accused the agreement of not being reached because different people in power in Iran say different things. He had said, ‘It is not clear who is in power in Iran at the moment.’

Discussion on Hormuz in Oman

The double blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the world’s crude oil and gas flows, has affected the entire world.

Brent crude, which was selling for around $72 per barrel before the war, traded around $107 per barrel on Monday. The blockade has left oil tankers stranded in the Persian Gulf.

Less than two months after the war began, the global economy has been hit hard. LNG, fertilizer and other supplies have been cut off from West Asia.

Iran has made a policy of charging ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz for using the waterway.

Iran is trying to set up a special mechanism for that. A regional official told the AP on condition of anonymity that it has sought Oman's support in setting up the mechanism.

Because Iran is on one side of the Strait of Hormuz and Oman is on the other. Oman did not immediately respond to the meeting.

An official mediating the talks said that Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi had raised the issue of ending the US blockade as a priority during his visit to Oman before new talks can begin in Pakistan.

Earlier, on April 7, there was a two-week ceasefire between the two countries. After the ceasefire ended, Trump announced last week that the ceasefire had been extended indefinitely.

In all the talks so far, the US has been demanding that Iran give up its nuclear weapons ambitions. Iran claims that its nuclear program is peaceful.

Similarly, it has said that it is ready to reduce uranium enrichment. However, the US has demanded that Tehran empty its entire uranium stockpile. The US suspects that the stockpile could be used to make a nuclear bomb.

At least 3,372 people have lost their lives in Iran since the war began. Similarly, at least 2,509 people have died in Lebanon. The fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, which has been ongoing since March 1, has also now stopped.

The ceasefire has been extended for three weeks. The war has killed at least 23 people in Israel. More than 12 people have died in the Gulf state.