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Trump Tells Axios He Expects More Talks With Iran This Week After Rejecting Truce Proposal
Trump rejected Iran's seven-day ceasefire proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He expects U.S. negotiators to resume indirect talks with Iran this week.
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Trump rejects, expects talks
President Donald Trump told Axios in a phone interview that he expects U.S. negotiators to hold additional talks with Iran this week after he rejected an Iranian proposal aimed at ending the conflict between the two countries. Trump said, "I expect more talks with Iran this week," and he added that Iran wants to make a deal but "not the deal that I want to make." Trump said the U.S. military has been facilitating oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, and he claimed the volume moving through the waterway over the weekend was the largest since the war began, more than 20 million barrels.
A U.S. defense official confirmed that 22 million barrels of oil were exported through the strait on Friday night. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC on Sunday that Iran remains committed to a diplomatic resolution despite Trump's rejection of its proposal, saying, "We are ready for negotiations," and that Tehran is still awaiting an official response through the mediators.
Qatar mediates, terms clash
Qatari mediators continued shuttle diplomacy after Trump rejected Iran's proposal, and a U.S. official and two regional sources told Axios that the mediators were continuing shuttle diplomacy to try to reach a deal.
Axios said Qatari officials participated in indirect negotiations between U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last Tuesday.
Iran's proposal called for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restarting nuclear talks within a week if the United States lifts its naval blockade, removes sanctions on Iranian oil sales, and reinstates a ceasefire across the region.
Trump rejected that proposal on Saturday, and he told reporters at the White House that it was not "acceptable."
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz dismissed the proposal as a non-starter, telling NBC that it was "a pretty cynical attempt to put something on the table that they knew was unacceptable."
Options remain, stakes rise
Trump said resuming military strikes against Iran was not off the table, telling Axios, "I am always thinking about it," after he rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart nuclear talks.
CBS News reported that Trump expected talks with Iran to resume in the coming week and quoted Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying Tehran had not been notified of Trump's refusal of the proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Araghchi told NBC that Iran was "fully prepared for the war to be resumed" while also saying, "At the same time, we stand ready for diplomacy."
Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut warned that Trump's "threat to annihilate Iran is nonsensical," and he argued that Iran could influence what happens on election day by controlling the flow of oil through the strait.
Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana said Iran's proposed plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart talks was "not a serious offer," and he said, "We need to continue doing what we're doing — the sanctions, the blockade."