Report: US offers sanctions relief to Iran if Tehran opens Strait of Hormuz

Filed by Elara Myst

 Iran says it is focused on returning to the Memorandum of Understandingby Kyle Anzalone | August 25, 2026 at 2:04 pm ETAccording to a source speaking with Saudi state media, Washington sent Tehran a message offering to lift the blockade and sanctions against Iran if the Islamic Republic reopens the Strait of Hormuz. According to a senior source who spoke with Al Hadath, Pakistan relayed the American offer to Iran. Islamabad has served as the main mediator in talks to end the US and...