Iran has submitted a proposal to Washington to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, but while Tehran awaited an official U.S. response on Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. President Donald Trump had rejected the offer.
“Iran has not left the negotiating table,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said during a meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres before leaving New York overnight, following a week of diplomatic meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
“But, given past experiences, it no longer trusts the United States,” Pezeshkian added, according to the Iranian presidency.
The continued distrust between the two countries was also reflected in a post by Trump on his Truth Social platform, where he shared a map of the strategic Strait of Hormuz carrying the words “Trump Strait.”
The waterway, through which around one-fifth of the world's hydrocarbons previously transited, has become a central point in the conflict that the United States and Israel launched with strikes on Iran at the end of February.
Since then, Iran has claimed control over the strategic waterway, while Washington has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
The Iranian proposal comes as Tehran seeks to keep diplomatic channels open despite the continued confrontation with Washington and the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Strait of Hormuz.
