US president huddled with his national security team in Situation Room on Monday, where aides walked him through Tehran’s plan.
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump is dissatisfied with Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the US-Israeli war with Iran, according to a report.
Trump was briefed on Tehran’s plan, which also involves the US ending its blockade on the critical waterway, during a White House Situation Room meeting on Monday, The New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources briefed on the discussion.
The proposal does not touch on what to do with Iran’s nuclear programme, multiple US and Iranian officials told the Times.
Iran has previously rejected US demands that it halt all uranium enrichment, maintaining it has a right under international law to do so, and has so far refused to hand over uranium it has already enriched.
It is unclear exactly what Trump has been dissatisfied with, but he has long insisted on both nuclear demands.
“The United States will not negotiate through the press — we have been clear about our red lines and the president will only make a deal that’s good for the American people and the world,” White House spokesperson Olivia Wales told the Times.
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