Trump Rejects Iran’s Hormuz Proposal as Tehran Awaits U.S. Reply

President Donald Trump said Saturday, September 26, that he had rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was waiting for mediators to communicate a definitive U.S. position before deciding its next move. No agreement to reopen the waterway or resume talks has been reported, leaving the proposal’s status unresolved despite the public rejection. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Sunday that the administration objected to Iran seeking U.S. concessions before negotiations. Waltz described the terms as unacceptable and said Trump lacked confidence that Tehran would negotiate in good faith. Those were assessments by U.S. officials; the proposal’s full text has not been made public, and accounts do not establish whether every reported condition formed part of one offer. The proposal has been described as linking a reopening of the strait and renewed talks to U.S. steps including ending a naval blockade of Iranian ports, easing oil sanctions and releasing frozen Iranian assets.