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Trump rejects Iran's seven-day ceasefire proposal, expects bombing to resume after midterms — WSJ

The Wall Street Journal reports, citing US officials, that Donald Trump rejected Tehran's seven-day plan and privately expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterm elections.

By Sarah Whitfield · · 2 min read

Aerial view of oil tankers transiting a strait between rugged mountains at sunset.
Photo: Shutterstock via globalreporters.com · source

Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s seven-day ceasefire proposal and told aides he expects to resume bombing the country after November’s midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed US officials.

The Journal said Trump is privately sceptical Tehran will meet his demands, and has told his staff a renewed bombing campaign is likely. His position could change as the conflict continues, officials said, and could be influenced by the outcome of the midterms. He is reluctant to launch major combat operations partly because Washington wants to preserve its remaining munitions for other possible conflicts.

Under the Iranian proposal, Tehran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional fighting within seven days in exchange for the United States lifting its blockade of Iranian ports, releasing Iran’s frozen funds and waiving oil sanctions, according to the report.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters at the United Nations on Friday that Iran had conveyed the plan to the US through Qatari mediators. “If there is seriousness on the US side to come to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, everything is now prepared,” he said.

A US official had told Reuters the two sides were having “positive and constructive discussions through the mediators”. Reuters said it could not immediately confirm the Journal’s report.

Trump told the UN General Assembly this week that Iran could reach a deal or face “annihilation”, while saying politics did not influence his approach to Iran’s nuclear programme. The seven-month-old conflict has disrupted oil flows through the strait, one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes.

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