WorldUS President Donald Trump says he rejected an Iranian proposal, conveyed through Qatari mediators, to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days. He said plenty of oil is still moving through the waterway, indicating he is comfortable with the current deadlock.
WorldUS President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had said the waterway could reopen and normal maritime traffic resume within seven days if necessary conditions were met.
WorldSaudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud told the UN General Assembly that current crises reflect failures to uphold agreed principles rather than a lack of resources. He said Gulf security is inseparable from global energy supplies, trade and supply chains, and called for the Strait of Hormuz to return to its pre-February status without fees or restrictions.
WorldFox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane discusses President Donald Trump’s rejection of an Iranian ceasefire and urges major military action against Iran to “force this collapse.”
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WorldDevelopments in the Iran war this week included Donald Trump threatening to drive Iran “into hell with no chance of survival,” while Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iranian regime’s collapse was “only a matter of time.” US and Iranian negotiators resumed talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and the Navy reported eight suicide attempts aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its deployment.
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WorldIran says it is waiting for an official U.S. response to a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and stop regional fighting within seven days.
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WorldBloomberg Mideast geoeconomics lead Dina Esfandiary says a prolonged Iran war, with repeated escalations and pauses in fighting, remains a key possibility. Deep divisions over the Strait of Hormuz are complicating diplomacy, while Gulf Arab states are pushing to prevent further escalation and contain the conflict’s economic and security damage.
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WorldTehran says it has sent Washington a concrete proposal to stop the fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, putting pressure on the US to respond.
WorldIraq is seeking US exemptions for flights to Iran after new American sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector. Lahib Higel of the International Crisis Group examines the humanitarian consequences, regional tensions and the danger of further escalation.
WorldIran has offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but reports say President Donald Trump rejected it. Washington had not publicly responded by Saturday. The waterway, crucial to global oil supplies, is central to the nearly seven-month-old stalemate between the United States and Iran, despite fresh mediation efforts this week.
WorldIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has given Washington a proposal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, leaving the decision to the US. The plan revives the deal that collapsed in June but compresses its timeline from 60 days to seven, including a halt to fighting on all fronts, the lifting of a US blockade, oil-sanctions waivers and the release of frozen Iranian funds.
WorldThomas Warrick, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and former US deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism, says Iran’s seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not a genuine diplomatic opening. He warns it could force Washington to surrender leverage, including frozen assets and sanctions, without assurance that both sides agree on what reopening the strait means.
WorldOmid Memarian, senior Iran analyst and communications director at DAWN, examines Iran’s seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the related ceasefire talks.
WorldThe Pentagon has quietly added 37 American troops to its wounded list for the conflict with Iran, categorizing them under the vague label “overseas operations.” The update came as President Trump warmly hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping, while sources said China has shared intelligence and technology that helps Iran target US troops.
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WorldIran says it will stop attacking commercial oil tankers and reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States agrees to its demands.
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WorldIran has offered to resume talks under certain conditions and proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
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WorldIran’s foreign minister accuses the US and Israel of aggression, assassination and economic warfare, saying more than 5,000 people, including women and children, have been killed and civilian sites have been hit. He says insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz results from US and Israeli aggression, not Iran, and that Tehran remains committed to safe navigation. A new seven-day plan has been sent to Washington through Qatar.
WorldIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran sent Washington a proposal through mediators this week. It would require the US to meet certain conditions within seven days to restart negotiations toward a “final deal” and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to Araghchi.
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WorldIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says mediators have sent the White House a plan that could enable the Strait of Hormuz to reopen within a week. He says talks with the US on other matters, including Iran’s nuclear programme, would follow.
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WorldU.S. and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased plan that would have Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The two sides were seeking a breakthrough on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, sending oil prices lower.
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EconomyBonds stabilize after a brutal week and oil retreats as the US and Iran explore a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The program also covers Anthropic’s latest major data-center agreement, tennis’s commercial potential and the retail ETF boom.
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WorldRecent US intelligence assessments say satellite imagery and other intelligence support from Chinese groups helped Iran threaten ships in the Strait of Hormuz and carry out precision strikes on US military bases in the Middle East. The support was part of a sharp improvement in Iran’s targeting capabilities over recent months and helped enable a July strike on a US base in Jordan that killed three American service members.
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EconomyGasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan discusses the outlook for gas prices over the coming week as the average price of regular gasoline has climbed by more than $1.50 per gallon since the war with Iran began.
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WorldIran has proposed a plan aimed at ending its conflict with the United States and restoring shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the process could take only seven days. Sami al Arian of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University offers his assessment.