Trump Rejects Iranian Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

…(September 26) rejected an Iranian proposal for a temporary ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, claiming Tehran was seeking a deal because it was “losing so badly” in its war with the United States. “ And what they want to do is immediately open the Hormuz Strait. You know why? Because they're dying ,” Trump said. “You know why they're dying? Because they have no money coming in. Because they get their money from the Hormuz Strait.” Trump said Iran wanted the strategically vital waterway reopened immediately but…

…its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waive sanctions on Iranian oil sales and agree to a ceasefire that would also cover Lebanon. Araghchi outlined the proposal during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. “ We have introduced a plan to the United States through the intermediaries that if certain conditions are met, the Strait of Hormuz would be open at the end of the seventh day and talks would restart ,” Araghchi said. He added that it would be preferable for an agreement to be reached before the US midterm elections. Araghchi said the proposal was similar to a memorandum of understanding reached between Washington…

…failure to implement the earlier settlement. In an interview with Fox News, Pezeshkian said Tehran had reached an agreement with Trump but accused the US of abandoning the framework before launching military action. “ We did reach an agreement with your president; that agreement was signed, and based on that, we are willing and still wish to move forward ,” Pezeshkian said. He argued that Iran had not initially closed the Strait of Hormuz and said subsequent US military action had undermined diplomacy. “We are ready,” Pezeshkian said, while reiterating Iran's…