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- Trump rejected a new seven-day proposal from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt military operations, announcing the decision Saturday morning at the White House.
- Iran had offered to reopen the strait within seven days as part of a broader proposal to de-escalate the ongoing conflict with the U.S.
- Trump told reporters that Tehran 'want[s] to make a deal, and I think that's fine,' leaving a diplomatic door open despite the formal rejection.
- Cross-coverage consensus: BBC, The Hindu, and other outlets frame Iran's response as insistence that negotiation is the only path to end the conflict, while The Hill's headline spotlights a separate Trump endorsement story.
- The proposal addressed both the Strait of Hormuz transit route and the halt to military operations between Tehran and Washington.
Why it matters: Trump's public rejection of a concrete seven-day de-escalation timeline from Iran risks prolonging a conflict where reopening the Strait of Hormuz would directly ease oil-supply disruptions, yet his simultaneous openness to 'making a deal' signals the door isn't fully closed — meaning the next 48 hours of diplomacy matter for both regional security and global energy routes.
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