Trump Declines Iran's Offer to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
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President Donald Trump said he rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian officials indicated a seven-day plan could restore shipping if the United States accepted it.
President Donald Trump told reporters on Saturday that he had turned down an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The comment came as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a seven-day plan to restore normal maritime passage could be implemented once the United States accepted the terms, which were reportedly conveyed through Qatar.
Araghchi said the plan built on commitments from a June memorandum of understanding that had briefly established a ceasefire before collapsing after renewed strikes. He added that the United States would need to accept a transit route previously agreed upon by Iran and Oman.
A U.S. official acknowledged ongoing discussions through mediators but said the administration was not in a hurry to reach an agreement, noting that nearly 40 million barrels of oil had passed through the strait in the prior 48 hours.
Earlier in the week, Trump suggested he was still weighing options ranging from a military strike to a negotiated settlement. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said a diplomatic solution was possible but expressed distrust of talks with Washington.
The United States also announced sanctions targeting companies doing business with Iranian airlines, aiming to ground Iran’s civil fleet. Iraq said it was working with the United States to secure humanitarian flight exemptions for Iraqi airports.
The dispute over the strait follows Iran’s closure of the waterway earlier in the conflict, which had disrupted the flow of roughly 20 percent of global oil shipments.