Iran Waits for US Reply on Weeklong Truce Offer as Trump Reportedly Cools on Deal

UPDATE - follow-up to US-Iran War Live News Updates: Trump rejects Tehran ceasefire proposal, sees renewed strikes after midterms: Tehran is still waiting for an official reply from Washington regarding its proposed seven-day peace plan. The proposal was shared with American officials through Qatari mediators during the United Nations General Assembly. Under the terms outlined by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the timeline for the truce and the reopening of the vital oil shipping lane would kick off the moment Washington gives its approval. Araghchi stated that necessary steps could be finished in four or five days, allowing the waterway to open by day six and talks to restart on day seven. However, the Wall Street Journal reported that US President Donald Trump has turned down the offer, telling his team he plans to restart bombing campaigns after the November midterms. Meanwhile, a passenger bus crash on the Saveh-Hamedan freeway in central Markazi province left 11 people dead and 24 injured, with provincial traffic police pointing to driver fatigue as the cause. In other regional developments, the Gulf Cooperation Council strongly condemned Houthi drone and missile strikes directed at Riyadh and Khamis Mushait. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif used his UN address to state that any move to divert Pakistan's share of the Indus River water would be treated as an act of war. France is also drafting a UN Security Council resolution to back safe passage through the key waterway, while Qatar pushed back against claims from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it is running an anti-Israel influence campaign.