Iran Says It Has Not Received Formal Rejection of Hormuz Plan Despite Trump's Comments

Iranian officials say they intend to press ahead with a proposal concerning the Strait of Hormuz despite public comments from U.S. President Donald Trump rejecting it, according to a Deutsche Welle report.

Officials in Tehran said they were aware of Trump's remarks dismissing the plan but noted that they had not received any formal communication from Washington formally rejecting it through diplomatic channels. That distinction has led Iranian officials to describe the proposal as still active from their side.

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman through which a large share of the world's seaborne oil trade passes, has repeatedly been a flashpoint in tensions between Iran and Western governments, with Tehran periodically raising the prospect of restricting or altering traffic through the strait as a point of leverage in wider disputes.

Details of the specific proposal Iran has put forward, and the exact nature of Trump's public rejection, were not fully outlined in the available reporting. Neither government has released the full text of any formal communication on the matter.

The disagreement adds to a broader pattern of friction between Washington and Tehran, in which public statements from officials on both sides have often outpaced any confirmed formal diplomatic exchanges.