Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to open Strait of Hormuz and end fighting
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Trump confirms he rejected Iran’s proposal to open Strait of Hormuz and end fighting
- US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting.
- In comments to reporters at the White House Saturday, Trump said: "I rejected their deal. They want to make a deal to open the Hormuz Strait immediately because they're losing so badly. We're winning tremendously. They want to make a deal and I think that's fine, I like making a deal too. What they want to do is immediately open the Hormuz Strait ... because they have no money coming in, because they get their money from the Hormuz Strait.”
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi introduced the proposal to reopen the strait at the UN General Assembly, noting that a pause in regional fighting could open the door for wider talks, potentially including Iran's nuclear program.
- The US has imposed an economic blockade on Iran to put pressure on Tehran to lift its blockade of Hormuz, which has drastically reduced shipping through the strait, even though Trump has asserted that the US had control of the waterway.
- Trump has reportedly been privately skeptical that Iran would meet his demands and told staff that he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely after the November US midterm elections to Congress, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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