Trump Has Rejected Iran's Seven-Day Plan, the Wall Street Journal Reports
Citing American officials, the paper reported overnight that the president has turned down Tehran’s offer, is privately sceptical Iran would meet his demands, and has told staff he thinks a renewed bombing campaign likely. Reuters said it could not immediately confirm the report, and Iran was still formally awaiting a response. One American official told the BBC Washington is “in a very strong position with control of the Strait of Hormuz, so we are not in a rush”.
Two things are worth separating. The plan itself is precise and now public: four to five days of initial steps, the strait reopening on day six, talks beginning on day seven, in exchange for lifting the naval blockade, releasing frozen funds, waiving oil sanctions and a ceasefire on every front including Lebanon. The rejection is a single newspaper’s account, sourced to unnamed officials and unconfirmed elsewhere. Abbas Araghchi’s framing puts the onus across the table — “the choice now rests with the United States”, and “if there is seriousness on the US side… everything is now prepared”. A senior Iranian official separately told Reuters Tehran will offer no nuclear flexibility even if the deal proceeds, which is the harder obstacle. Watch for an official American answer rather than a briefed one.