US President Donald Trump has stated that he has rejected a proposal from Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and halt hostilities in the Middle East within seven days.
It is worth noting that during the United Nations General Assembly session, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had presented a “seven-day plan” aimed at opening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming negotiations with the United States.
Speaking to reporters in New York on Friday, the Iranian Foreign Minister presented this seven-day plan—comprising new proposals—which he described as a continuation of the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.”
The Iranian Foreign Minister stated that if Washington accepted and implemented the conditions outlined in the plan, the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened at the end of the seven-day period.
Abbas Araghchi noted that most of the points in these proposals were identical to those included in the 14-point memorandum of understanding reached between Iran and the US in June.
However, speaking to reporters at the White House on Saturday, Donald Trump said, “I rejected their proposal… I rejected their deal.”
According to the international news agency Reuters, the US President said, “They want to make a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz immediately because they are losing very badly.”
“They want to make a deal, and I think that’s fine; I want to make a deal too. But they want to open the Strait of Hormuz immediately… because they aren’t getting any money, since all their earnings come from the Strait of Hormuz.”
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