Trump Rejects Iran’s Seven‑Day Hormuz Reopening Offer

President Donald Trump dismissed Iran’s proposal to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz within a week. The waterway carries a large share of global oil and has been blocked as the US and Iran remain locked in a seven‑month standoff. Trump told reporters outside the White House that he had turned down the Iranian offer. Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said the plan was prepared with supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and would begin the day the US accepted it. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi outlined a seven‑day schedule that includes a cease‑fire across West Asia, the release of frozen Iranian assets, lifting of oil sanctions and ending the US naval blockade. The proposal also calls for ending hostilities in Lebanon and Yemen. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Faisal bin Farhan, warned that the international community has failed to keep Hormuz and the Bab al‑Mandab open, stressing their importance for energy security. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, offered Russia’s readiness to help stabilize the region. At the UN, Pezeshkian met Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres and said Iran still wants talks but no longer trusts the United States. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard spokesman Hossein Mohebi said Tehran will keep pressuring the US until all seven of its conditions are met. Hours after Trump’s remarks, the Wall Street Journal reported his doubts about Tehran’s compliance and hinted at a renewed US bombing campaign. Trump also posted a map labeling the strait “Trump Strait” on his Truth Social platform. The June memorandum of understanding that had aimed to end the war and reopen the strait fell apart after Iran shot at commercial vessels it said deviated from the approved route, and the US has responded with occasional strikes on Iranian coastal sites.