Iran Urges Washington To Accept 2-Day Proposal To End Hostilities Or Face 'Hell'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged the U.S. government to listen to the alleged desires of American voters and accept Tehran's latest offer to end hostilities, threatening military escalation if Washington continues the war.

"American voters have made their choice. Time for the White House to make its own. Our 2-day proposal stands: meet the requirements, including end to war on all fronts, and you will see results. Or choose war, and see our alert and battle-hardened Warriors rain down hell," Araghchi wrote on X on Sunday.

Araghchi's suggestion that the American electorate voted against the Iran war in Tuesday's midterm elections, which the opposition Democrats won by a landslide, is largely accurate.

Exit day polling conducted by NBC showed that 74% of American voters considered hostilities with the Middle Eastern nation to be either a "major" or "crucial" factor in determining their vote, and 63% said that the U.S. had made the "wrong decision in taking military action against Iran."

Even major GOP figures like Vice President JD Vance argued that the war was the key factor in the Republicans' losses. Vance has been the driving force behind various attempts to secure peace between Washington and Iran, having recently sent the Iranian leadership a letter outlining a potential path to peace.

The two-day proposal refers to an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important maritime oil transit chokepoint, to commercial shipping within two days of the U.S. agreeing to a set of key conditions, including the removal of Washington's blockade on Iranian ports, a ceasefire on all fronts and the unfreezing of Iranian assets abroad.

Iran had initially made an offer to open the Strait within a week of the U.S. accepting its demands, but shortened the timeline on Monday in an apparent "indication of Iran's good-faith approach," according to Tehran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei.

Both proposals were achieved through Qatari mediation, and Doha has repeatedly stressed that efforts to reach a resolution to the conflict in the region have been "ongoing."

The prospect of a Democrat-controlled House and Senate for the remainder of the presidency of Donald Trump has buoyed hopes for peace and therefore somewhat settled the oil markets, which have seen significant price surges since the U.S. and Israel began their campaign against Iran in February.

Brent crude, the international benchmark, plunged to lows of approximately $94 per gallon on Wednesday, its lowest level since the beginning of September, before closing at around $98 per gallon on Friday.