Trump Rejects Iran's Hormuz Plan Amid Ongoing Conflict

The conflict between the US and Iran has been ongoing for nearly seven months, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the center of the dispute. Iran proposed a plan to reopen the waterway, which is key to the world's oil supply, but President Donald Trump reportedly rejected it.

Iranian state media reported that President Masoud Pezeshkian was on his way back to Tehran after meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN General Assembly in New York. Pezeshkian said Iran had not walked away from the negotiating table but no longer trusts the US.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi previously set out conditions for ending the war and reopening the vital shipping channel, including a cessation of hostilities in the Middle East for seven days, the release of frozen Iranian assets worth at least $12 billion, and the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil. The plan calls for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the seventh day.

Trump reportedly rejected the proposal, citing US officials familiar with the matter, who said he was skeptical that Tehran would meet his demands and saw a renewed bombing campaign as likely. Trump also posted an image to his Truth Social platform showing the Strait of Hormuz circled and labelled 'Trump Strait'. Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards, said Iran would not cease punishing the US until its seven conditions are met.