Iran says two-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz remains valid

The striking element is the compression of the timeline from a seven-day framework to a two-day reopening, which frames the strait's status as a political variable rather than a logistical one. For energy and shipping markets, the operative signal is conditionality: Hormuz access is being explicitly tied to US concessions, so any easing depends on a diplomatic sequence neither side has confirmed. The open question is whether the stated conditions are treated as negotiable or fixed, since that determines whether the two-day window is a genuine de-escalation path or a pressure tactic.