DUBAI — Iran has added a new concession to its proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, offering to allow nuclear inspectors into the country as part of a seven-day plan to end the monthslong crisis, even as the critical waterway remained effectively closed to commercial shipping and violence continued along the strait heading into the crisis's 208th day.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would permit nuclear inspectors to enter the country as part of its proposal to reopen the strait within seven days, according to CBS News. The concession represents a significant addition to the reopening plan Iran had previously floated, which had centered primarily on the United States easing military pressure and lifting its naval blockade on Iranian ports. Separately, the BBC reported that Iran's foreign minister had offered the United States a deal to reopen the strait within the same seven-day window.

Despite the expanded offer, the proposal remains just that, an offer rather than a finalized agreement. Iran's security chief said separately that the strait would remain closed until Tehran's full set of conditions are met, and no formal response from Washington had been reported as of the latest update. Notably, just a day before Pezeshkian's nuclear inspection offer became public, Iran's president had rejected a separate reopening proposal at the United Nations, illustrating the........

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