Iran Awaits Official U.S. Position on Reopening Hormuz Strait Following Trump’s Rejection

Iran had proposed reopening the Hormuz Strait, but after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the idea, Tehran is now awaiting an official stance from American negotiators. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed via Telegram that Trump had declined the proposal. However, he also noted that the U.S. president had expressed contradictory statements on the issue earlier.

Previously, Trump described the proposal to reopen the Hormuz Strait as “unacceptable” during a White House press briefing, commenting that Iran had suffered significant losses. Last Friday, Iran’s foreign minister told United Nations journalists that the waterway could be reopened if the necessary conditions were met. On Saturday, Trump stated, “I am not party to this agreement,” while claiming that the U.S. maintains “full control” of the Strait of Hormuz, where a substantial volume of oil shipments passes through.

Araqchi remarked that Trump has made positive statements on some occasions and contradictory ones on others. “Mediators are waiting to deliver the final position to us, upon which decisions will be made,” he said. After the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on February 28, Iran retaliated by attacking U.S. and Israeli airbases in the Gulf region and closed the Hormuz Strait. Before the conflict, nearly 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied gas shipments passed through the Hormuz Strait. The blockage of the route has caused volatility in global energy prices.