Trump rejects Irans seven-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz, eyes post-midterm strikes

President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. officials cited by The Wall Street Journal on Friday. The plan, presented by Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, stipulated that the waterway would reopen within seven days if Washington met Tehran’s conditions.
Araghchi told reporters at the UN that Iran had conveyed a “concrete seven-day plan” through Qatari mediators, adding that the strait could be reopened and normal maritime passage restored if the U.S. accepted the terms. “The choice now rests with the United States. Iran does not accept coercion, threats, or intimidation, and Iran will not surrender its sovereign rights under pressure,” he said .
The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was skeptical Iran would meet U.S. demands and told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterm elections . The proposal included a cessation of hostilities across the Middle East, including Lebanon, the release of at least $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets, the lifting of oil sanctions, and an end to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Trump also posted a map on Truth Social labeling the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait” . Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said the ceasefire process would begin the day the U.S. accepted the plan, stating, “If the United States accepts, everything will return to how it was before” .
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