Trump says US-Iran talks may resume despite rejection of Tehran truce plan

US President Donald Trump says talks with Iran could resume in the coming week, despite rejecting a proposal from Tehran that linked a seven-day truce to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told Axios that indirect negotiations could restart as early as Monday, according to sources cited by the news platform. He said Iran wanted an agreement, but not one that met his preferred terms, adding that Tehran had “overplayed their hand”.

Iranian officials presented their proposal during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said it called for an end to hostilities across the Middle East, including Lebanon, and a return to provisions in an earlier ceasefire arrangement. That earlier agreement included the release of frozen Iranian assets, the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the US naval blockade, according to the source material.

Araghchi said Iran’s conditions for reopening the strait remained in place and that Tehran would not abandon what it described as its rights. Washington’s ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, said Iran was asking for too much in return for returning to negotiations. He described the proposal as unacceptable and said the US president had limited confidence in a new process after an earlier attempt failed.

The Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they had seized an American submersible drone in the Strait of Hormuz, alleging that it was being used for espionage. The force said the vehicle had been taken to specialists for data recovery. The strait remains central to the confrontation.

Iran requires ships to obtain authorisation before passage, while the United States has carried out intermittent strikes on Iranian coastal areas in retaliation for attacks on commercial vessels, according to the supplied material.