Iran Proposes Reopening Strait of Hormuz in Seven Days as U.S. Rejects Peace Plan
Iran proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and stopping Middle East fighting, but President Trump rejected the plan, highlighting persistent diplomatic and military tensions.
MIDDLE EAST,POLITICS
Global N Press
9/26/20261 min read
NEW YORK, September 26, 2026 — Iran proposed a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and halt fighting in the Middle East, but U.S. President Donald Trump said he had rejected the proposal, highlighting continued diplomatic and military tensions in the region. Iran presented the initiative during the U.N. General Assembly through Qatari mediators, linking the reopening of the strategic waterway to an end to the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and a broader cessation of hostilities.
Trump said on September 26 that he rejected the proposal, arguing that Iran was seeking to restore access to the strait because its economy and oil revenues were under severe pressure. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on September 27 that Tehran had not yet received a formal U.S. response through mediators and that diplomacy remained the only way to resolve the conflict. Earlier discussions between the two sides had been described by a U.S. official as “positive and constructive.” The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global energy route, carrying about one-fifth of global oil supplies before the conflict sharply reduced shipping.
The disruption has affected oil exports and shipping across the Gulf, prompting Saudi Arabia and other producers to seek alternative routes and costly ship-to-ship transfers. On September 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also called for safe passage through Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb and urged a political settlement to the conflict in Yemen.
