US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by the German outlet WELT published on Saturday. The decision leaves the key waterway closed, WELT reports.
The Iranian offer was also covered by tagesschau.de and WEB.DE, which reported that Tehran presented the plan and said the United States was now the party that had to act. BILD, citing the same development, reported that the strait remains shut after Trump declined the offer.
Separately, the Jüdische Allgemeine reported that Iran has put forward a seven-day plan aimed at ending the war. The available reporting does not specify the terms of that plan or how it relates to the Hormuz proposal.
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow passage at the mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a large share of the world's seaborne oil passes, which is why any disruption there draws close attention from energy markets and shipping states. The reports do not detail the conditions Iran attached to reopening the waterway, nor the reasons the US president gave for turning the offer down.
What to watch next: whether Washington or Tehran publicly confirms the rejection and whether either side puts forward revised terms, since the reporting so far rests on media accounts rather than official statements.
