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President Trump publicly rejected Iran's seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt military operations, even as he told reporters Tehran 'wants to make a deal, and I think that's fine.'

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**Trump** rejected Iran's seven-day proposal Saturday morning to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt military operations in the ongoing US-Iran conflict

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**Trump** told reporters at the White House that Iran 'wants to make a deal, and I think that's fine' — even as he turned down the offer

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Trump Rejects Iran's Seven-Day Hormuz Deal — SkimNews

By The Hill · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-26

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Trump rejected Iran's seven-day proposal Saturday morning to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt military operations in the ongoing US-Iran conflict
Trump told reporters at the White House that Iran 'wants to make a deal, and I think that's fine' — even as he turned down the offer
The rejected proposal centered on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane through which a significant share of global oil flows, within seven days

Why it matters: Trump's public rejection of Iran's Strait of Hormuz proposal — while simultaneously calling it 'fine' — closes off the seven-day diplomatic off-ramp Tehran had offered and leaves the military standoff unresolved. The contradiction in Trump's own remarks (praising the deal's premise while rejecting it) suggests the administration wants leverage, not a resolution, before any further negotiations.