Report: Tehran accepted a mediation framework in principle but rejected its nuclear demands, according to sources cited by the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar. Iran insists that the nuclear talks will only begin after the war ends, the American naval blockade is lifted and the Strait of Hormuz is reopened. Under the proposed five-day plan, Iran would reopen the strait in exchange for the US lifting its blockade, and allowing inspections of its nuclear facilities during that window. Al-Akhbar.