Trump rejects Iranian peace proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly rejected a ceasefire proposal from Iran that could have reopened the Strait of Hormuz to navigation within a week. He announced this to reporters outside the White House, stating: "I reject their proposal."

Iran had presented the diplomatic initiative at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, stating that it had been conveyed to the Americans through Qatari mediators. The plan called for the cessation of all hostilities in the Middle East, including in Lebanon, and the restoration of maritime passage through the strategic strait within seven days.

The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial maritime route for global energy supply, through which about one-fifth of the world's oil and natural gas transit during peacetime. For nearly seven months, it has been at the center of the conflict between the United States and Iran, which is currently in a stalemate.

The current crisis originated from a memorandum of understanding signed by Washington and Tehran in June, which aimed to end the war, reopen the strait, and initiate talks on Iran's nuclear program. The agreement collapsed shortly afterward when Iran attacked commercial ships in the strait, accusing them of deviating from the approved route. Iran requires ships to obtain authorization before passing, citing security and sovereignty reasons, while the United States sporadically bombs Iranian coastal areas in retaliation.

The Iranian proposal rejected by Trump called on the United States to fulfill the commitments made in the June memorandum: release $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets, lift sanctions on Iranian oil, and end the American naval blockade of Iranian ports. Trump expressed skepticism that Tehran would meet his demands, which include prohibiting Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and restoring free passage through Hormuz.