Trump expects new talks with Iran as truce plan gets rejected

UPDATE - follow-up to Trump expects new Iran talks despite rejecting deal offer: Indirect talks between Washington and Tehran could resume as early as Monday, even though U.S. President Donald Trump rejected a seven-day truce proposal brought by Iranian officials to the UN General Assembly in New York.

Details of the Plan

Tehran's rejected plan called for halting all hostilities in West Asia, including Lebanon and Yemen, alongside reopening the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that reopening the strait depends on fulfilling conditions like releasing frozen Iranian assets, lifting oil and international sanctions, and ending the U.S. naval blockade. U.S. UN Ambassador Mike Waltz criticized the proposal as an unacceptable attempt to demand too much just to talk, while President Trump told Axios that Iran overplayed its hand by offering a deal the U.S. might have accepted a year ago.

Military Actions

Amid the diplomatic deadlock, Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized an American submersible drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, claiming it was used for espionage. Meanwhile, President Trump stated he has not ruled out more military strikes on Iran before the November midterm elections, noting that resuming full-scale air strikes remains a possibility.

Context

This follows an earlier report, covered earlier on 28 Sep 2026: 'Trump expects new Iran talks despite rejecting deal offer'. Such diplomatic maneuvers and tit-for-tat military incidents are common features of high-stakes geopolitical conflicts involving key energy chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz.