Trump rejects Iran’s 7-day Hormuz plan: What was offered?

Iran tied reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restarting nuclear talks to U.S. concessions. Trump said he rejected the proposal. The “seven days” did not start when the offer was announced.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the offer outside the U.N. Security Council on September 25. Iran would reopen the strait and resume nuclear talks within seven days if the United States lifted its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waived sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observed a ceasefire that included Lebanon.

When would the seven days begin?

Araghchi said the clock would start only if the United States accepted the plan. He described initial steps taking four or five days, the strait opening on day six and nuclear talks restarting on day seven. That was Iran’s proposed timetable, not an agreed reopening date.

What did Trump reject?

On September 26, Trump told reporters: “They made a proposal but I reject it.” No agreement or start date followed from Iran’s offer. The proposal called for talks on the nuclear program to resume; it did not settle that dispute.

Why does the route matter?

The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that oil flows through Hormuz averaged 20.9 million barrels a day in the first half of 2025—about one-fifth of global petroleum-liquids consumption. That is a pre-war baseline, not a forecast of how quickly shipping or fuel prices would change if the strait reopened.

Status as of September 27, 2026. This explains the proposal and public remarks; it is not a live shipping update.

Sources: Associated Press · The Guardian · U.S. Energy Information Administration