WorldReutersIran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan
Iran proposed a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause Middle East fighting, but the Wall Street Journal reports Trump has privately rejected it.
Trump is privately skeptical that Iran would meet his demands and told his staff that he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely after the November US midterm elections, the Journal reported, citing unnamed US officials.
Iran put a peace proposal to the US via Qatari mediators at the UN General Assembly, offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
The Wall Street Journal reported Trump is privately sceptical and sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely after the November US midterm elections.
Iran's foreign minister said everything is prepared if the US is serious, but a senior Iranian official told Reuters Tehran will not budge on its nuclear programme.
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