Iran sticks to Hormuz plan after Trump rejects it

Iran has insisted on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump's public rejection of the proposal. According to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Iran's conditions are clear and any move towards reopening the strategic waterway is contingent upon these conditions being fulfilled.

The proposal, which was presented at the UN General Assembly in New York, called for a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and included a cessation of all hostilities in the Middle East, including Lebanon, and fulfilling the conditions of a ceasefire deal that fell apart months ago. The deal included the release of frozen Iranian assets, lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil, and an end to the US naval blockade.

DW English reports that Iranian officials were aware of Trump's comments on rejecting the new proposal, but had not received a formal message rejecting the plan. Araghchi stated that Iran had transmitted the proposal to Washington via Qatari mediators and that they had never closed the door to diplomacy or negotiations, but at the same time, they had never backed down from their rights. Trump publicly rejected Iran's proposal on Saturday while speaking to reporters at the White House.

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