Trump Rejects Iran’s Seven-Day Hormuz Cease-Fire Offer
President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s seven-day proposal to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz at the United Nations in New York on 27 September, saying the United States would keep its naval blockade and economic pressure. Iran had delivered a set of cease-fire conditions through Qatari mediators earlier in September, demanding the lifting of sanctions and the blockade, as reported by Al Jazeera. Trump had earlier claimed direct contact with Iranian officials and asserted that the United States was close to ending the war, statements echoed by Fox News. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard warned that any U. S.
strike would trigger attacks on American bases, according to The Guardian. U. S. officials said recent talks had not produced a breakthrough, per CNN. Gulf leaders met Trump in New York to discuss the conflict, and Iran’s president accused the United States of bullying at the UN, reported by Reuters.