Iran says it remains open to diplomacy after Trump rejects Strait of Hormuz proposal

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Tehran remains open to diplomacy but is prepared for renewed fighting after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran offered to restore normal passage through the oil chokepoint within seven days if Washington met several conditions, including lifting its blockade of Iranian ports, allowing Iranian oil sales and releasing frozen Iranian assets. Nuclear talks could then resume as part of a broader settlement. Trump said Saturday that he had rejected the proposal, while Araghchi said no formal response had reached Tehran through mediators.

“We are fully prepared for the war to be resumed,” Araghchi told NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” while adding that Iran should not “miss any chance for peace.” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz described the proposal as an attempt to advance conditions Tehran knew Washington would find unacceptable.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian separately said Iran was prepared to relinquish its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% within international law and its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. He denied that Iran seeks a nuclear bomb, calling such a weapon “unholy” and illegal. However, Reuters reported through Iran International that a senior Iranian official said Tehran would make no broader concessions over its nuclear program, distinguishing the existing stockpile from wider limits on nuclear activity.