MDTV:
US President Donald Trump is reportedly not happy with Iran’s new proposal to reopen the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz and end the war. Over the weekend, Iran offered the US a deal in which Washington would lift its blockade on the country and its ports and end the war in West Asia while offering that discussions on Tehran’s nuclear programme would come in a later phase of the diplomatic process.
The proposal, presented by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during his visits to negotiators Oman and Pakistan over the weekend, is designed to break the deadlock in the conflict and set talks back in motion, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
However, US officials told The New York Times that President Trump and his national security team are sceptical of Iran’s offer. It is not clear why Trump is not satisfied with the proposal, but the Iranian proposal would push negotiations on the country’s nuclear programme to a later date. Trump has repeatedly insisted that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, and one of the reasons why he went to war was to deny Tehran the ability to develop nuclear weapons.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also appeared to rule out any deal that excludes Iran’s nuclear programme. “We can’t let them get away with it,” Rubio said in a Fox News interview Monday.
