Trump rejects Iran's proposal for Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump said he rejected Iran’s latest proposal to restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi launched the initiative on September 25.

Iran’s plan envisaged that the Strait of Hormuz would be opened within a week, after which the parties would resume talks on resolving the conflict. “I reject their offer,” Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump had doubts that Iran would comply with the terms of the proposed plan. The US president plans to resume strikes on Iran after the US midterm elections in November, the newspaper reported.