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Trump Rejects Iran's Hormuz Cease-Fire Proposal

US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and resume nuclear talks in exchange for lifting the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had said Friday that normal maritime traffic could resume within seven days if conditions were met. Trump called the proposal unacceptable and declined to say whether military strikes would resume after the midterm elections.

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The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections.

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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.

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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".

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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...

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