Trump Rejects Iran's Latest Proposal to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Trump said Saturday he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks within a week, even as U.S. officials described mediated discussions with Tehran as ongoing and "positive and constructive."
President Trump said Saturday that he had rejected an Iranian proposal conveyed during a fresh round of indirect U.S.–Iran negotiations held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this week. “They made a proposal but I rejected it,” Trump told reporters.
What Iran proposed
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had conveyed a “concrete seven-day plan” under which the Strait of Hormuz would reopen and nuclear talks with the U.S. would resume within a week, provided Washington lifted its naval blockade, removed sanctions on Iranian oil sales, and reinstated a regional ceasefire. Araghchi said the plan largely mirrored commitments already made in a memorandum of understanding the two countries signed in June, which collapsed within days after renewed fighting.
How the message was passed
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held a new round of indirect negotiations with Araghchi this week, with Qatari officials relaying messages between the two sides. A source with direct knowledge of the talks said U.S. negotiators told Iran on Tuesday that it could not set conditions over a strait it does not control.
Trump's response
Trump called the proposal unacceptable, saying Iran wanted the strait reopened immediately because it was "losing so badly" and had no oil revenue coming in. "We have total control of the Hormuz Strait," he said, adding that the U.S. is "winning tremendously" in the standoff. Trump has separately posted an image on Truth Social labeling the waterway the "Trump Strait."
Talks continue despite the rejection
Even after Trump's public rejection, a U.S. official described ongoing discussions through mediators — including on nuclear issues — as "positive and constructive." The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump is privately skeptical Iran would follow through on its end of any deal and has told aides he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely after November's midterm elections.
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