What changed in this update
The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections.
Event intelligence
Iran-US Strait of Hormuz reopening proposal
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Current state
Iran's seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remains rejected by President Trump, who said he expected talks to resume; Iran now says its UN delegation has no talks planned with the United States, leaving the waterway closed and the diplomatic path stalled.
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What changed
Trump said he expected U.S.-Iran talks to resume a day after rejecting Iran's proposal, but Iran said its UN delegation has no talks planned, leaving the diplomatic path stalled.
In this event Iran says it ‘has no plans to negotiate with US’ despite Trump claims – US politics live Iran says it has given US 'concrete' seven-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz Oil near three-week high as US-Iran peace hopes fade Hormuz to stay closed unless US meets Iran's conditions, Iran official says
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NYTimes – US NYT
Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections.
NPR
Trump rejects Iran's latest ceasefire proposal
NPR
Trump rejected Iran's ceasefire proposal. What it means for U.S. allies in the Gulf
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East Dana Stroul about the latest ceasefire proposal from Iran.
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NYTimes – World NYT
Iran Seeks U.S. Clarification After Trump Rejects Cease-Fire Proposal
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said a history of contradictory messaging meant that President Trump’s rebuff might not be a final position.
NPR – Politics NPR
Trump calls Iranian plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz not 'acceptable'
President Trump said he was rejecting an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian proposal is similar to a memorandum of understanding agreed upon by the U.S. and Iran back in June.
Euronews
US president Donald Trump rejects Iranian plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Trump's response comes after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that "if the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime traffic can resume within seven days".
Guardian
Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day peace deal to reopen strait of Hormuz
US president is said to expect renewed strikes after midterms US president Donald Trump has said he has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the strait of Hormuz within a week and resume nuclear talks in return for the lifting of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. “They made a proposal but I reject it,” he told reporters at the White House. Continue reading...
