Iran Offers to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Ahead of Nuclear Negotiations, Proposal Rejected by U.S.

Wed, 06 May 2026 09:42:00 +0200

An Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade has been rejected by President Donald Trump, according to a senior Iranian official. The plan suggested that shipping in the strategically critical strait would resume and that future nuclear negotiations would take place later, once tensions had eased. This proposal came after four weeks of suspension of bombing campaigns by the U.S. and Israel, following a war that has severely disrupted global energy supplies. Iran has blocked nearly all maritime traffic in the Gulf except for its own, while the U.S. has imposed a counter-blockade on Iranian ports. Trump stated he was unsatisfied with the proposal without providing specific details. Tehran argued that shelving nuclear talks until the final stage would create a more favorable environment for negotiations, with guarantees that Israel and the U.S. would not attack again. The proposal also includes Iran’s demand for recognition of its right to enrich uranium fo