US President Donald Trump on Saturday shared an image of a map depicting the strategic waterway, the Strait of Hormuz, and labelled it as “Trump Strait”. This comes as the White House reportedly noted that US officials were having positive conversations with mediators on the Iran war.
Trump rejects ceasefire proposal: report
Meanwhile, earlier on Friday, Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said at the UN that Iran had conveyed a “concrete seven-day plan” to the US. If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime passage restored within seven days,” he said. Furthermore, the US President told aides that he expects to resume strikes against Iran after the November midterms. The proposal would have reopened the Strait of Hormuz and resumed nuclear talks in return for the US lifting its blockade of Iranian ports, the report further said. The Iraqi prime minister’s office, in an official statement, said the government is in direct contact with the US to secure exemptions from sanctions on Iranian airlines.
“Iran has conveyed to the United States, through Qatar, a concrete seven-day plan. The White House on Friday stated that US officials had positive and constructive conversations with mediators on the Middle East conflict, according to news agency AP .
