Iran proposed a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but reports indicated that US President Donald Trump rejected it within hours. The waterway is crucial to global oil supply and is central to the conflict between the US and Iran, now at a stalemate after nearly seven months. New mediation efforts at the UN General Assembly in New York offered some optimism. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and stated that Iran conveyed a seven-day plan through Qatar to reopen the strait if conditions are met.
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