Iran says diplomacy remains the only solution after Trump rejects plan

Iran said on Sunday, September 27, 2026, that only diplomacy could resolve its conflict with the United States and Israel. U.S. President Donald Trump had said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the fighting.

Araqchi said mediators handling Iran's talks with the United States had not officially conveyed a U.S. rejection of the proposal, despite Trump's public statements.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on social media that reopening the Strait of Hormuz depended on Iran's conditions being met. He said a negotiated solution was the only way out of the deadlock.

On Friday, September 25, Araqchi told reporters at the United Nations that the proposed agreement would start a seven-day countdown to reopening the strait and a pause in regional fighting.

U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping within a week.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday at the UN in New York that an agreement depended on meeting necessary conditions. He said those conditions were contained in a memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries in June.

The June memorandum was intended to establish a ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz at least partially.

The 14-point agreement stated that Iran would never possess a nuclear weapon. It also provided for the United States, Iran and their allies to end military operations on all fronts, alongside provisions to end a U.S. naval blockade and other sanctions.

The waterway normally carries around a fifth of the world's gas and oil supply. It has been effectively closed since war broke out in February.

Trump rejects Iran's proposal to reopen Hormuz within a week

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