Iran Holds to 7-Day Hormuz Plan as Trump Rejects Strait Reopening Terms
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Updated · DW (English) · Sep 27
Iran Holds to 7-Day Hormuz Plan as Trump Rejects Strait Reopening Terms
3 articles · Updated · DW (English) · Sep 27
Summary
Iran said Sunday it will not soften the conditions tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, after Donald Trump publicly rejected Tehran's proposal a day earlier.
Abbas Araghchi said the 7-day plan sent via Qatari mediators requires a halt to Middle East hostilities, including in Lebanon, plus implementation of a collapsed ceasefire deal covering frozen assets, oil sanctions and the US naval blockade.
Trump said at the White House that he had rejected the offer because Iran wanted the strait opened immediately, while Araghchi said no definitive US position had yet reached Tehran through mediators.
The standoff is keeping the waterway largely shut despite US pressure and a blockade on Iranian ports, with Iran's strait authority warning ships against using 'illegal routes.'
About one-fifth of global oil demand moved through Hormuz before the war, making the impasse critical for crude, LNG and fertilizer flows.