Trump says he rejected the latest Iranian proposal

Former President Donald Trump says he rejected the latest Iranian proposal, as efforts to restart US-Iran talks continue through regional mediators. Trump stated, “They have made a proposal and I rejected it,” while a US official said “positive and constructive” indirect discussions are still ongoing via mediators, including on nuclear issues. The new round of indirect negotiations took place this week at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, involving US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, with Qatari officials relaying messages. Iran’s conditions included reopening the Strait of Hormuz within a week, lifting the US naval blockade, removing sanctions on oil sales, and reinstating a regional ceasefire, Reuters said. US negotiators countered that Iran does not control the strait. Dozens of tankers transit daily under US protection.