Iran Awaits Official US Response After Trump Rejects Strait of Hormuz Proposal
Iran Waits for Formal US Position
Minister says it will wait for an official response from the United States after President Donald Trump publicly rejected Tehran’s latest proposal concerning the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Tehran had taken note of Trump’s comments but had not yet received Washington’s definitive position through the mediators involved in the negotiations.
Araghchi said Iran would make its next decision after receiving the official US position.
“We are waiting for the mediators to convey the definitive views to us, and we will make a decision based on them,” he said, according to Iranian state media.
Trump Rejects Iran’s Proposal
Trump said Saturday that he had rejected Iran’s latest proposal.
The Iranian plan called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened to commercial shipping within seven days, while negotiations with Washington over Iran’s nuclear program would resume.
Trump said the proposed agreement was not acceptable.
The US president’s rejection came shortly after Iranian officials outlined the conditions attached to the proposal during diplomatic discussions on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
What Iran Proposed
Under the seven-day roadmap, Iran said it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations with the United States if several conditions were met.
Those conditions included the lifting of a US naval blockade of Iranian ports, the removal or waiver of sanctions affecting Iranian oil sales and a ceasefire covering the wider region.
Iran also requested the release of billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets.
Araghchi said the initial steps could take four to five days. Under the proposed timetable, the waterway would reopen on the sixth day, followed by the start of negotiations on the seventh day.
Iran said the plan could begin once Washington formally accepted it.
Strait of Hormuz Remains Central
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important energy shipping routes.
Before the current conflict, about one-fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas passed through the waterway.
The conflict has sharply reduced shipping through the strait, creating concerns about energy supplies and the wider global economy.
Iran has used control over access to the waterway as a major part of its negotiating position, while the United States has maintained that Iran should not use the strait as leverage in negotiations.
Mediators Continue Diplomatic Efforts
Despite Trump’s rejection, diplomatic contacts have not completely stopped.
Qatar has played a role in passing messages between Washington and Tehran. Oman has also called for continued dialogue and efforts to protect navigation through the strategic waterway.
US officials have described some discussions conducted through mediators as positive and constructive, even as significant disagreements remain between the two sides.
The main differences include the future of the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions, the US naval blockade and Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran Keeps Door Open to Talks
Araghchi’s latest comments indicate that Iran has not closed the door on negotiations despite Trump’s public rejection.
Iran maintains that reopening the Strait of Hormuz depends on its conditions being met. The government has also said that it will not accept what it considers coercion or threats during negotiations.
For now, Tehran says it will wait for the official message carried by mediators before deciding its next step.
The developments leave the future of the proposed seven-day roadmap uncertain as diplomatic efforts continue alongside the ongoing conflict.
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