US President Donald Trump has turned down Iran’s latest bid to end the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, rejecting Tehran’s seven-day ceasefire proposal, the as per sources on Friday, citing US officials. Trump has told aides he expects American airstrikes on Iran to resume once the November midterms are behind him.
Meanwhile, Iran’s offer, laid out by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, proposed to reopen the Strait within a week and restarted nuclear talks — but only if Washington withdrew its naval blockade, dropped oil sanctions, and extended the ceasefire to Lebanon. Araghchi told reporters at the UN that the choice now rests with the US, adding that Tehran would not bow to coercion or intimidation.
“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,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters at the UN on Friday.
Trump struck a similarly hard line at the General Assembly, framing his decision as a stark one: let Iran rebuild into a regional power, or end the Islamic Republic outright. Taking to Truth Social he later posted an image with the Strait circled and relabelled “Trump Strait.”
The rejection is the latest development in the Middle East conflict that began on February 28, when US and Israeli strikes first hit a school in Iran. A 14-point ceasefire framework Trump reached with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in June collapsed by July, with Trump declaring it “over” and Tehran suspending it days later, accusing Washington of breaking its own terms.Even so, the White House said Friday that talks with mediators remain “positive and constructive” — leaving the door open, if only a crack, for another attempt.