Trump Reportedly Rejects Iran’s Hormuz Proposal

Iran has offered the United States a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but reports later said US President Donald Trump had rejected the proposal.

The strategic waterway, which is important to global oil supplies, has become a major point of disagreement in the conflict between the United States and Iran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran had sent the proposal to Washington through Qatar.

“Iran has conveyed to the United States, through Qatar, a concrete seven-day plan. If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime passage restored within seven days,” Araghchi said at the United Nations.

“The choice now rests with the United States. Iran does not accept coercion, threats, or intimidation, and Iran will not surrender its sovereign rights under pressure.”

However, hours after Araghchi’s comments, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had rejected the proposal, citing US officials familiar with the matter. Other reports have also cited the same account.

The reports said Trump was doubtful that Tehran would meet his demands and expected the US military campaign against Iran to resume after the November midterm elections.

Trump also posted a map of the Strait of Hormuz on his Truth Social platform, with the waterway labelled “Trump Strait”.

What Iran wants

Reports about the proposal said Iran wants a seven-day halt to fighting across the Middle East, including in Lebanon.

The plan also reportedly calls for the release of frozen Iranian assets worth at least $12 billion, the lifting of US sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the US naval blockade of Iran.

If the conditions are met, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the seventh day.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told CBS that the ceasefire process would begin as soon as the United States accepted the proposal.

“We had previously reached an agreement based on the MOU that was signed in Pakistan…if the United States agrees to proceed in that way, everything will return to the way it was before,” he said.

A spokesman for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Mohebi, also told AFP that ending hostilities in Yemen was among Tehran’s demands.

Earlier agreement broke down

The latest proposal follows an earlier memorandum of understanding signed by Iran and the United States in June.

That agreement was intended to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.

However, the agreement later broke down after Iran fired on commercial ships in the strait. Tehran accused the vessels of ignoring its approved route through the waterway.

Iran requires ships to obtain permission before passing through the strait, saying the measure is necessary for security and to protect its sovereignty.

The United States has also carried out attacks on Iranian coastal areas in response to the conflict.

The Strait of Hormuz is a major route for global energy supplies, making its continued disruption a concern for oil markets and countries that depend on imports.