Trump publicly rejects Iran’s seven-day Hormuz reopen plan
Updated Saturday ~12:18 p.m. ET — President Trump told reporters at the White House he rejects Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end wider Middle East fighting within seven days, confirming what the Wall Street Journal had reported as a private rejection.
Updated Saturday ~12:18 p.m. ET — U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he had rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East within seven days, Reuters reported from Washington, the United Nations, and Cairo.
“I reject their proposal. … I rejected their deal,” Trump told reporters before departing for Tennessee, adding that Iran wants the strait opened quickly because of economic pressure, Reuters and the Washington Examiner reported. Al Jazeera likewise quoted the on-camera rejection as he left the South Lawn.
Iran had submitted the seven-day roadmap via Qatar, seeking a U.S. lift of the naval blockade, oil-sanctions relief, release of frozen assets, and a regional ceasefire. Accounts agree Trump’s Saturday comments are a public rejection of that framework; they diverge on whether mediated talks continue and on whether a renewed bombing campaign after the November midterms is more than rhetoric.
Where outlets agree Reuters, the Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera, and CNBC agree Trump told reporters Saturday he rejects Iran’s seven-day Hormuz/de-escalation proposal.
Where they differ Whether mediated talks continue despite the public rejection—and whether a post-midterms bombing campaign is a firm plan or leverage—remains contested across outlets.