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President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end Middle East fighting, posting a map labeled Trump Strait. Iran offered a seven-day plan with conditions including lifting the U.S. naval blockade and waiving oil sanctions.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he rejected an Iran ian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East.
Trump also posted an image early Saturday on his Truth Social platform of the Strait of Hormuz labeled Trump Strait. It was the first public indication of his thinking after Iran proposed the new deal. Iran raised the initiative at the UN General Assembly in New York. Tehran said it transmitted the offer to the Americans via Qatari mediators.
Trump Rejects Iranian Hormuz Proposal
Iran said it could reopen the strategic waterway and end hostilities in the region within seven days. The offer came with conditions, including lifting the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and waiving sanctions on Iranian oil sales. Trump spoke to reporters outside the White House before leaving for a college football game in Tennessee. He said, I reject their proposal.
I rejected their deal. They want to make a deal to open the Hormuz Strait immediately because they are losing so badly. We are winning tremendously. Trump added that Iran wants to make a deal and he likes making deals too.
He said they want to immediately open the strait because they have no money coming in. The U.S. has imposed an economic blockade on Iran to pressure Tehran to lift its blockade of Hormuz. Shipping through the strait has dropped drastically, disrupting oil flows and hurting the global economy. Trump again asserted that the U.S. controls the waterway.
The Wall Street Journal first reported that Trump rejected the Iranian proposal, citing unnamed U.S. officials. It said Trump was privately skeptical Iran would meet his demands. He told staff he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely after the November U.S. midterm elections. A U.S. official earlier said discussions with Iran through mediators were positive and constructive.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters at the United Nations on Friday that the proposed deal would trigger a seven-day countdown. It would also include a pause in regional fighting. Araqchi said, If there is seriousness on the U.S. side to come to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, everything is now prepared. If the U.S. agreed, the warring parties could start wider talks on mutually agreed subjects.
Iran Stands Firm On Nuclear Program
That could potentially include Iran's nuclear program. Trump has said Tehran must never acquire a nuclear bomb. A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran would show no flexibility over its nuclear program even if the U.S. accepted its peace deal. Iran would grant no concessions over its rights, including enriching uranium or shipping its highly enriched uranium out of the country, the official said.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the CBS show Face the Nation that Tehran was ready for talks on its nuclear program and other issues. But he said it would not accept bullying or coercion. Pezeshkian said, Iran is not seeking war, but will defend itself against pressure, threats and attacks. He added that Iran already agreed it is not supposed to develop nuclear weapons.
Semiofficial media outlets in Iran reported that President Pezeshkian left New York for Tehran after the annual UN gathering of world leaders. His speech to the gathering pushed back against Trump's latest threat to annihilate the Islamic Republic. He ended by saying Tehran remains open to diplomacy. Pezeshkian also told CBS that from his viewpoint as a physician, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has no specific ongoing health issues.
Khamenei has not been seen or heard in public since the war began in February. Pezeshkian described his most recent meeting with Khamenei as lasting over seven hours. He said the leader was healthy enough to withstand those hours and is completely healthy from a medical standpoint. Asked whether the supreme leader's face and legs have recovered, Pezeshkian responded, Yes.
Khamenei's father and other family members were killed on the opening day of the war. Saudi Arabia's military spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki, claimed early Saturday that a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen was intercepted and destroyed.
Gulf States Condemn Houthi Attacks
He said it was fired toward the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait. The Associated Press could not immediately verify that independently. There was no immediate statement of responsibility, though it can take days for the Houthis to issue one. The Gulf Cooperation Council, a regional body representing Arab Gulf states, condemned the latest Houthi attacks as a grave escalation and threat to regional security.
It urged the international community to respond. Iraq said it is in direct contact with the U.S. to secure exemptions from sanctions on Iranian airlines as Washington continues economic pressure on Tehran. The Iraqi prime minister's office said the aim is to get exemptions for certain airports. It noted flights for humanitarian reasons such as medical treatment, education and religious pilgrimages.
Many pilgrims in neighboring Iran visit sites such as Karbala and Najaf. The Iranians also engaged their Saudi rivals regarding the Strait of Hormuz. That underscored the stakes of a seven-month-old conflict that has disrupted oil flows through a critical shipping lane and taken a toll on the global economy. Previous attempts at diplomacy have failed to end the war, which began on Feb. 28 with U.S. and Israeli attacks.
War Drains Iranian Economy And Forces
Since then the war has alternated between pauses and renewed strikes, killing thousands. It has degraded Iran's conventional forces and damaged Iran's already ailing economy. Iran and its allies have retaliated by extending the conflict throughout the region. Iran has struck U.S. allies in the Gulf with drones and missiles.
Its Houthi allies in Yemen have targeted Saudi interests. Military and national security expert Anthony Seaboyer gave more information on the implications of the U.S. president rejecting an off-ramp from the Iran War. His comments came as diplomatic efforts struggle amid the ongoing conflict, now in its seventh month.
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