The brief
A plan by Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the fighting has been roundly rejected by US President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a truce deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within a week. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- A plan by Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the fighting has been roundly rejected by US President Donald Trump.S1
- US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a truce deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within a week. The waterway is key to the world’s energy supply and is now central to the conflict between the US...S2
- Tehran offered a week-long break in hostilities to kick-start peace talks aimed at ending seven-month-long conflictS3
- Donald Trump has posted a map labelling the Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’ after Iran proposed reopening the key waterway within seven days under certain conditions.S4
- The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections.S5
- US President Donald Trump says he has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and put an end to hostilities.S6
- Iran raised the initiative at UN General Assembly in New York, saying it could put an end to hostilities in the region within seven daysS7
- Trump added that the U.S. naval blockade in Hormuz is putting increasing economic pressure on IranS8
