U.S. negotiators have not yet issued an official response to Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to the country’s foreign minister, despite President Donald Trump’s public rejection of the offer on Saturday.
Trump told reporters at the White House that Iran’s proposal was not “acceptable,” adding that Tehran sought to open the strait to commercial shipping within seven days, claiming “they’re losing so badly.”
In a Telegram post, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged Trump’s rejection but noted the president has made contradictory statements in the past.
He said Iran’s negotiators are awaiting a “definitive” response, emphasizing that only a negotiated solution could end the conflict.
Araghchi stated the conditions for opening the strait remain identical to those in the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding signed in June.
Iran confirmed it raised the strait reopening and hostilities cessation during UN General Assembly sidelines negotiations in New York last week.
The vital waterway, through which approximately one-fifth of global oil and gas supply typically flows, has remained effectively closed since hostilities erupted in February.
“I’m rejecting their deal,” Trump said Saturday, adding the U.S. already holds “total control” of the strait with “massive amounts of oil” flowing through it, which he claims has driven global oil price surges and steep consumer fuel cost increases.
Araghchi wrote on Telegram that Trump “has made many good statements, as well as many contradictory ones, which unfortunately we hear frequently.”
He continued: “We await the mediators’ definitive views before deciding our course of action.”
Oman, mediating between the U.S. and Iran, urged all parties to maintain open dialogue to resolve the crisis.
Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi told the UN General Debate that all parties should cooperate with Oman to safeguard navigation in the strategic waterway.
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