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US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian offer of a seven-day truce and told aides he expects to launch new strikes after November’s midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The newspaper, citing officials familiar with the matter, said Iranian negotiators had presented the proposal through mediators in Qatar. Under the offer, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear negotiations if Washington ended its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Washington rejects proposal
US officials reportedly told Tehran and the mediators that there were no plans to lift the blockade. Washington believes continued economic pressure could eventually compel Iran to accept an agreement on US terms, the report said.
The Journal reported that Trump had alternated between diplomatic engagement, military action and sanctions pressure during the seven-month war. It said he had privately expressed doubts that Tehran would agree to dismantle its nuclear programme, despite public statements that Iran was prepared to reach a deal after the election.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard rejects new terms
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has rejected the latest settlement terms and is instead seeking a return to elements of a preliminary agreement reached in June, the newspaper added. The force has also said it is prepared for a prolonged conflict.
