CAIRO, October 24. /TASS/. Iran has proposed reopening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz to the United States in exchange for lifting the US blockade on the Islamic Republic’s ports, Al Arabiya reported.

Tehran has already conveyed this proposal to Washington through Pakistani mediators, sources told the TV channel. Iran also told Pakistan that it is "ready to resume negotiations with the United States."

The Iranian side has yet to comment on this information.