Iran has given the United States a seven-day deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations over its nuclear programme, according to Sahara Reporters. The demand was reported on Saturday, 26 September 2026.
The proposal was rejected by US President Donald Trump, according to BBC and Channels Television. The BBC reports that Iran says it will now wait for an official American response before deciding its next step.
Al Jazeera, reporting in a live blog, said Tehran has vowed not to back down after Trump turned down the Hormuz plan. The Wall Street Journal, in an exclusive report, said Trump rejected an Iranian ceasefire offer and expects renewed bombing after the US midterm elections.
Few further details of the Iranian proposal have been made public. The reports do not specify the terms Iran attached to reopening the strait or the conditions it set for resuming nuclear talks, and no official US statement setting out its position has been cited in the material available.
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway through which a large share of the world's seaborne oil passes, which gives any disruption there significance well beyond the region.
What to watch next: whether Washington issues a formal response to the Iranian proposal before the seven-day window closes, and whether Tehran acts on its threat if it does not.
