Iran presents the US with a roadmap for a 60-day regional ceasefire and phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz; Rezaei gives Washington 4–5 days

According to a report by The National dated 23 September, in talks held on 22–23 September on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly under the mediation of Qatar, Pakistan and Egypt, Iran gave the US a written roadmap: a region-wide 60-day ceasefire, a phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, an end to the US economic blockade and a negotiating timetable within the 60-day period. According to the same report, Trump said he would not lift the blockade until Iran showed 'sufficient good faith'. According to GlobalSecurity's summary of 24 September, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei gave Washington 4–5 days to accept the terms; India News Network reports the same deadline as 5 days. Sources also diverge on the number of conditions: Al Jazeera listed 3 main demands on 23 September, whereas the Iranian side had referred to 7 conditions the previous day.

According to a Reuters report of 24 September published by BOE Report, regional sources said Iran was ready to move its Hormuz transit fee demand out of the main agreement into a separate annex, because with the war approaching its seventh month the lifting of the blockade had become a more urgent priority. In the same report, an Iranian official said the crisis could be resolved in stages and that the first stage would be lifting the blockade and opening the Strait of Hormuz. Gulf states reject the transit fee outright; Trump hinted that a deal could come after the 3 November midterm elections, and former negotiator Dennis Ross put the chance of a deal before the election at 30%.