Trump rejects Iranian offer to reopen Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
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US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
US President Donald Trump says he has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and put an end to hostilities. "I'd like to make a deal, too," he said. "But that deal would not be acceptable."
The United States had yet to publicly respond on Saturday after Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, though reports indicated that President Donald Trump had rejected the proposal. The waterway key to the world's oil supply is central to the conflict between the US and Iran, which is at a stalemate after nearly seven months, though new mediation efforts took place this week.
US President Donald Trump has reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the proposal to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff a day earlier on the sidelines of a UN gathering in New York. The plan stipulated that the important waterway would reopen seven days after an agreement was reached.
Iran has pitched a proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz in seven days - if the US meets its conditions.
Iran's FM says the "choice rests with the US" to approve the proposed seven-day proposal to reopen Hormuz.
Tehran says the plan would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks within a week if Washington agrees.
Iran's foreign minister acknowledges Trump's comments, but adds that Tehran is waiting for the "definitive views" of mediators.
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