US President Donald Trump has rejected a proposal from Iran that Tehran said could lead to the reopening of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz to shipping within one week.

Trump made the rejection on Saturday as the conflict between the United States and Iran remained unresolved after nearly seven months of hostilities.

“I reject their proposal,” Trump told reporters outside the White House. “They made a proposal but I’ve rejected it.”

Trump said Iran was seeking an agreement that would allow the strait to reopen immediately.

“They want to make a deal where they open the Strait immediately because they’re losing so badly. They want to make a deal and I think that’s fine. I like making a deal too.”

The Strait of Hormuz has become one of the central issues in the conflict because it is a critical route for global energy supplies. Restrictions on shipping through the waterway have contributed to concerns about international energy security.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the proposal had been developed “in coordination” with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Pezeshkian made the comments while returning to Tehran after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran’s proposal involved a cessation of hostilities throughout the Middle East, including Lebanon.

Araghchi had met earlier in the week with US President Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, as diplomatic efforts continued around the United Nations gathering.

According to Araghchi, the conditions were similar to those contained in a memorandum of understanding reached between the United States and Iran earlier in the year.

That agreement reportedly involved the release of frozen Iranian assets, the lifting of sanctions affecting Iranian oil exports and an end to the US naval blockade of Iran.

Under the latest Iranian proposal, the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened on the seventh day of the truce.

Pezeshkian told CBS News that the “process will begin from the very day they accept it.”

At the United Nations, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan criticized what he described as the international community’s failure to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab remain open.

“The international community has been absent,” he said, arguing that the two waterways needed to remain accessible because of their importance to global energy security.

“The kingdom rejects any party’s use of these vital passages as a tool for pressure, threat, or harm to the interests of states,” he added.

Russia also indicated that it was prepared to contribute to efforts aimed at stabilizing the region.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told UN member states that “Russia, together with other responsible states, stands ready to constructively contribute to stabilizing this strategically important region.”

Pezeshkian also met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York. According to the Iranian president’s office, he told Guterres that Tehran remained open to negotiations but had lost confidence in Washington.

“Iran has not walked away from the negotiating table but, given past experiences, it no longer trusts the United States,” Pezeshkian said.

Araghchi separately announced Iran’s seven-day proposal at the United Nations.

“Iran has conveyed to the United States, through Qatar, a concrete seven-day plan. If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime passage restored within seven days,” he said.

“The choice now rests with the United States. Iran does not accept coercion, threats or intimidation, and Iran will not surrender its sovereign rights under pressure,” Araghchi added.

However, reports indicated that Trump remained skeptical that Tehran would satisfy his demands. The Wall Street Journal reported that the president expected the US bombing campaign to resume.

Trump also posted an image on his Truth Social platform showing a map of the Strait of Hormuz with the waterway circled and labeled “Trump Strait.”

Meanwhile, Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, said Tehran would continue its military response until its demands were met.

“We will not cease punishing the US until Iran’s seven conditions are met,” Mohebi was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency.

Hostilities in Yemen

The negotiations also involve the conflict in Yemen.

Mohebi previously told AFP that ending hostilities in Yemen was among Iran’s demands as part of any broader agreement with the United States.

Washington and Tehran had signed a memorandum of understanding in June that was intended to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

That arrangement subsequently broke down after Iran fired on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran accused the ships of deviating from their authorized routes.

Iran requires vessels passing through the waterway to obtain authorization, citing security and sovereignty concerns.

Ships that do not comply have been targeted, while the United States has periodically carried out bombing operations against Iranian coastal areas in response.

The latest rejection of Iran’s proposal leaves the Strait of Hormuz at the center of the continuing confrontation between Washington and Tehran. While Iran has presented a seven-day framework involving a ceasefire and the reopening of the waterway, Trump has rejected the proposal, leaving the diplomatic dispute unresolved.