Trump Rejects Iran’s Seven-Day Hormuz Proposal, Leaving Diplomatic Outlook Uncertain
Tehran linked the reopening of the strategic waterway and the resumption of nuclear negotiations to sanctions relief, an end to the U.S. naval blockade and a broader ceasefire.
President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear negotiations within seven days, saying the proposed agreement was unacceptable.
Speaking outside the White House on Saturday, September 26, Trump indicated that he remained interested in reaching an agreement but opposed the terms presented by Tehran. “I’d like to make a deal, too. But that deal would not be acceptable,” he said, according to Associated Press reporting. (spectrumlocalnews.com)
Iran’s proposal linked reopening the waterway and restarting nuclear talks to several conditions: lifting the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports, waiving sanctions on Iranian oil sales, and observing a ceasefire that would also cover Lebanon.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi outlined those conditions following indirect diplomatic exchanges during the United Nations gathering in New York. Iran’s leadership said it remained open to diplomacy. (spectrumlocalnews.com)
The rejection leaves the timing of any agreement unresolved. Shipping through the strait has fallen sharply amid Iranian threats and attacks, keeping safe passage through the waterway a central issue in negotiations. (spectrumlocalnews.com)
Source: The Associated Press, via Spectrum News.
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