WASHINGTON/TEHRAN, October 29 (Aalimi Nation) – Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that Tehran remains in contact with mediators over a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while US President Donald Trump denied that he had ordered his deputy to begin peace talks.

In a post on social media, Araghchi said Iran was in "close and ongoing contact with intermediaries" to look at ways of carrying out the plan in under a week. He added that Iran's armed forces were ready to defend the country, but that "Iran continues to give diplomacy a chance to succeed."

The plan, which has been described in published accounts, was carried to Washington through Qatari mediators. It sets out a sequence of steps over seven days. During the first five days, the United States would take agreed measures, which include ending hostilities, lifting its naval blockade on Iranian ports, easing curbs on Iranian oil exports and releasing frozen Iranian assets. On the sixth day, Iran would reopen the strait to normal commercial shipping, and on the seventh day negotiations toward a wider agreement would resume.

The measures remain subject to agreement, and there has been no confirmation that Washington has accepted them. Oman and Pakistan have also been named as countries involved in diplomatic contacts between the two sides.

Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, Trump rejected reports that he had told Vice President JD Vance to start peace talks with Iran. "No. Iran needs help with medical supplies," he said. "Basically, it's getting supplies in to help people that are not well."

His comments came after it was reported, citing US officials and people familiar with the matter, that Vance had sent a letter to a senior Iranian security official at Trump's direction, as part of an effort to revive negotiations. The White House account, as stated by the president, describes the contact as humanitarian in nature rather than a negotiating channel.

The two descriptions have not been reconciled publicly, and neither Washington nor Tehran has released the text of any letter.

Several points remain unconfirmed. The terms of the plan have been described differently in different accounts, and the Iranian side has not published a full text. It is not clear how Washington has responded to the sequencing, including whether it would be willing to lift the naval blockade before the strait is reopened. Earlier statements by Trump on Iranian proposals have been critical, and it is not clear whether his position has shifted.

The two countries are trying to hold a fragile ceasefire after months of confrontation. Published accounts say regional mediators are hoping to restart US-Iran negotiations after the United States' midterm elections on November 3, though that timing has not been confirmed by either government.

The Strait of Hormuz is a key route for global energy shipments, and the disruption to traffic there has been a major concern for governments and markets since the conflict began.