Trump expects Iran talks to resume despite rejecting truce proposal
The US president said he anticipated further negotiations, while Tehran maintained that reopening the Strait of Hormuz depended on its conditions being met.
US President Donald Trump said he expected talks with Iran to resume next week, though no meeting has been confirmed. He rejected Tehran’s proposal for a seven-day truce linked to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, telling Axios it was not the deal he wanted.
Axios, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that indirect talks could take place as early as Monday. The timing remains uncertain.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said reopening the strait was conditional on Iran’s demands. He described Tehran’s proposal as a cessation of hostilities across the Middle East, including in Lebanon, followed by reopening the waterway.
France 24 reported that the conditions included releasing frozen Iranian assets, lifting sanctions on Iranian oil and ending the US naval blockade. Washington’s UN ambassador Mike Waltz characterised those terms as too much in exchange for returning to negotiations.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had seized a US submersible drone in the strait, alleging it was being used for espionage. The claim was not independently confirmed in the report.
The Strait of Hormuz is a major route for global energy supplies. A memorandum aimed at ending the war and reopening the waterway broke down shortly after it was signed in June, France 24 reported.
