Sept. 26, 2026Up to date Sept. 27, 2026, 10:31 a.m. ET
President Donald Trump mentioned that he rejected a brand new ceasefire proposal from Iran that may have opened the Strait of Hormuz.
“They need to make a deal, and that is positive, I like making a deal too, however that deal wouldn’t be acceptable,” Trump mentioned to reporters outdoors the White Home on Sept. 26 earlier than headed to a soccer sport in Tennessee.
Iran proposed the diplomatic settlement on the United Nationwide Normal Meeting this week, hoping {that a} seven day pause on navy motion and reopening the Strait might be achieved. Trump, although, mentioned that Iran “outsmarted themselves” by closing the strategic waterway and that Iran is “dying” as a result of they “don’t have any cash coming in.”
Trump mentioned that the US is “successful tremendously” and that “large quantities of oil are popping out of the Hormuz Strait” after he enacted “the best blockade ever in navy historical past.”
The Wall Avenue Journal reported on Sept. 25 that Trump denied a proposal that included opening the Strait of Hormuz, resuming nuclear talks and lifting the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. The reporting mentioned that Trump is privately skeptical that Iran would meet his calls for, however the president didn’t inform reporters outdoors the White Home precisely why he determined to say no this new supply.
“IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!!!” Trump mentioned on Reality Social on Saturday morning.
Earlier this week on the UN Normal Meeting assembly, Trump informed the group of delegates from international locations around the globe that he had “an excellent” assembly with Iran however then threatened to annihilate the nation.
Contributing: Reuters
