US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East.
The Wall Street Journal first reported that Trump had rejected the Iranian proposal.
Trump has said Iran must never acquire a nuclear bomb, while a senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran would show no flexibility over its nuclear programme even if the US accepted its peace deal.
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US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East.
Iran raised the initiative at the UN General Assembly in New York, saying it had been transmitted to the US via Qatari mediators and that it could reopen the strategic waterway and put an end to hostilities in the region within seven days.
The US has imposed an economic blockade on Iran to pressure it to lift its blockade of Hormuz even though Trump again said that the US had control of the waterway.
The Wall Street Journal first reported that Trump had rejected the Iranian proposal.
The Iranians also engaged their Saudi rivals regarding the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the stakes of a seven-month-old conflict that has disrupted oil flows through a shipping lane and taken a toll on the global economy.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters at the United Nations on Friday the proposed deal would trigger a seven-day countdown to reopening the strait and a pause in regional fighting.
Trump has said Iran must never acquire a nuclear bomb, while a senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran would show no flexibility over its nuclear programme even if the US accepted its peace deal.
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SBS NewsDonald Trump rejects Iranian peace offer, says US is 'winning tremendously'plain
7NEWSDonald Trump rejects ceasefire proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuzplain
WAtodayTrump rejects Iran peace proposalplain
The West AustralianUS President Donald Trump rejects Iran plan to open Strait of Hormuz, end fightingplain
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