Iran waits on mediators after Trump rejects Hormuz reopening proposal
Tehran says it will decide its response after receiving the US position, while Oman calls for continued dialogue over navigation through the strait.
Iran says it will wait for mediators to convey the United States’ definitive position before deciding how to respond to President Donald Trump’s rejection of a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping within seven days.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged the rejection in a Telegram post and said Trump had made contradictory statements. Trump called the proposal unacceptable and said Iran wanted to open the strait immediately because, in his view, it was losing the war.
Araghchi said the conditions for reopening the waterway matched those in a memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran in June. Iran said it raised reopening the strait and ending hostilities during talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since the war began in February. Around a fifth of the world’s gas and oil supply usually passes through it. Trump said the US had “total control” of the strait and that “massive amounts of oil” were passing through, claims not independently established in the source account.
Oman, which has acted as a mediator, urged all parties to continue open dialogue. Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi called for cooperation with Oman to safeguard navigation through the strategic waterway.
US ambassador to Nato Matthew Whitaker supported Trump’s rejection. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said US economic pressure was affecting Tehran, though some economists have questioned the likely effectiveness of sanctions, which may depend on Iran’s trading partners.
