Trump rejects Iranian offer to reopen Strait of Hormuz, according to Wall Street Journal
The US president reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the strait within seven days, and is said to be considering resuming strikes after the midterm elections.
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US President Donald Trump has rejected an offer presented by Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a seven-day period, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing US officials.
According to the financial newspaper, the US administration is also reportedly considering resuming bombing in Iran after the midterm legislative elections scheduled for November.
The Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a significant share of global oil trade passes, occupies a central place in the tensions between Washington and Tehran, with any disruption to this passage likely to have repercussions on international energy markets.
The precise details of the Iranian plan mentioned by the Wall Street Journal, as well as the reasons given by the US administration for rejecting it, were not specified in the available information.
The possibility of a resumption of US strikes in Iran, mentioned by the newspaper as occurring after the midterm elections, comes amid a climate of persistent tensions between the two countries, without any final decision having been confirmed at this stage by the White House.
Neither Washington nor Tehran has, according to the reports, made any further official comment on these developments at the time the Wall Street Journal article was published.
Sources
- Trump refuse l'offre iranienne pour rouvrir le détroit d'Ormuz, rapporte le Wall Street Journal — France 24 — Français
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