Iran has insisted that only diplomacy can resolve its ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel after US President Donald Trump's rejection of a proposal to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated on social media that reopening the vital waterway remains contingent on specific conditions also adding that "only a negotiated solution can get them out of this deadlock".
Iran submitted the proposal through Qatari mediators during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The plan offered a seven-day countdown to pause regional fighting to reopen the strait and restart nuclear talks if Washington lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports and waives oil sanctions.
Speaking outside the White House Donald Trump publicly dismissed the proposal, claiming Tehran pushed for a deal out of desperation. "They want to make a deal as because they're losing so badly" Trump said, calling the terms unacceptable. However Abbas Araqchi noted that Qatari mediators have not yet formally relayed an official US rejection.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian affirmed Tehran is willing to discuss nuclear matters but will not submit to "bullying or coercion" emphasizing that Iran does not seek war but will defend itself.
The seven-month-old conflict also triggered by initial US and Israeli strikes in late February, has crippled global oil shipping and escalated regional tension also marked by continued Houthi missile strikes targeting Saudi Arabia.
