US Rejects Iran Peace Plan Over Billions in Sanctions Relief as Hormuz Fighting Persists
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 27
US Rejects Iran Peace Plan Over Billions in Sanctions Relief as Hormuz Fighting Persists
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 27
Summary
Mike Waltz said Washington rejected Iran’s UN peace proposal because Tehran demanded billions in sanctions relief and reopening the Strait of Hormuz before substantive talks.
The Trump administration says that stance showed bad faith, citing Iran’s alleged violation of a June 14-point framework by attacking international shipping; Waltz said 146 countries joined condemnation.
Iran answered that diplomacy remains possible but only on its terms: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is ready both to negotiate and to resume war, while President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected “bullying or coercion.”
The dispute leaves the Hormuz conflict unresolved as the US maintains an economic blockade to stop attacks on vessels and keeps pressure on Iran’s nuclear program and the IRGC.