US-Iran relations

President Trump has dismissed a seven-day Iranian proposal to restore maritime traffic, asserting total US control over the strategic waterway.

The U.S. has dismissed a seven-day ceasefire proposal from Iran that sought to lift a naval blockade and unfreeze $12 billion in assets. Tensions rise as the administration prepares for possible renewed strikes.

Iran has rejected Donald Trump's assertion that new negotiations between the U.S. and Tehran would commence, even as the American leader called off planned military strikes.