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Iran offers deal to US to reopen Strait of Hormuz that Donald Trump has reportedly rejected

The Strait of Hormuz remains largely controlled by Iran. (Reuters: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/WANA)

Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his nation has offered a deal to the US that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week.

But US President Donald Trump has already rejected the idea, according to the Wall Street Journal, renaming the waterway "Trump Strait" on his Truth Social feed.

Iran wants the memorandum of understanding signed in June to form the basis of any future peace agreements with the US and Israel.

Iran has proposed a deal to the United States that would see the Strait of Hormuz reopened within a week, according to its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Trump reportedly rejects Iran’s seven-day peace deal to reopen strait of Hormuz

Tehran awaits official response to plan, but US president is said to expect renewed strikes after midterms

Iran is ⁠awaiting an official US response to its proposal to reopen the strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East war as Donald Trump was reported to have rejected the deal.

Iran raised the diplomatic initiative at the UN general assembly in New York, saying it had been transmitted ⁠to the Americans via Qatari mediators and could ⁠reopen the strategic waterway and put an end ​to hostilities in the region within seven days.

But the US president is sceptical and has told his staff that he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely after the November US midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed US officials.

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Ukraine said it struck the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia’s Black Sea region of Krasnodar as Kyiv’s military maintains regular attacks against the Kremlin’s energy infrastructure while fending off waves of drones.

The overnight hit ignited a blaze at the facility, the Ukrainian General Staff said Saturday on Telegram. A drone attack in the Krasnodar region affected two facilities, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratiev said earlier without providing more detail.

Three people were killed and two injured in the incident, the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar region said on Telegram.

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