Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan

Iran said only diplomacy can resolve its conflict with the United States and Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said any reopening depends on Iran’s conditions being met and that only a negotiated solution can break the deadlock. Trump said he rejected the plan, while mediators had not officially relayed a U.S. rejection to Tehran. The dispute comes as seven months of conflict have disrupted oil flows and hurt the global economy.

Iran said its proposal would trigger a seven-day countdown to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and a pause in regional fighting, according to Abbas Araqchi at the United Nations on Friday.

Araqchi said wider talks could follow on mutually agreed subjects, including Iran’s nuclear program.

A senior Iranian official said Iran would show no flexibility over its nuclear program even if the United States accepted the peace deal, including on uranium enrichment and shipping highly enriched uranium out of the country.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was ready for talks on its nuclear program and other issues, but would not accept bullying or coercion.

The war began on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli attacks, and since then the conflict has alternated between pauses and renewed strikes while Iran and its allies retaliated across the region.

Published Sep 27, 2026 7:53 am KST

Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi addresses the media at a press conference during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at UN headquarters in New York City, Sept. 25. Reuters-Yonhap

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO — Iran on Sunday insisted that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States and Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting.

"Our conditions are clear, and any move toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on these conditions being met," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi posted on social media. "Only a negotiated solution can get them out of this deadlock."

Iran announced a peace proposal earlier this week at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, saying it had been transmitted to the Americans via Qatari mediators. Trump on Saturday said he rejected the plan and argued that desperation drives the Iranians’ push for an agreement on the key waterway.

"They want to make a deal to open the Hormuz Strait immediately because they're losing so badly," Trump told reporters at the White House.

Despite Trump's public statements, mediators facilitating U.S.-Iran talks with the United States have not officially relayed a U.S. rejection of the plan, according to Araqchi.

"We are waiting for the mediators to convey the definitive views to us, and we will make a decision based on them," Araqchi posted.

The U.S. has imposed an economic blockade on Iran to put pressure on Tehran to stop Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, which have drastically reduced shipping through the area even as Trump repeatedly asserts that the U.S. controls the waterway.

The Wall Street Journal first reported that Trump had rejected the Iranian proposal, citing unnamed U.S. officials.

It said Trump was privately skeptical that Iran would meet his demands and had told his staff that he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely after the November U.S. midterm elections.

A U.S. official had said earlier that discussions with Iran through mediators were "positive and constructive."

U.S. President Donald Trump waves after arriving on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sept. 26. AP-Yonhap

Conflict has disrupted oil flows, harmed global economy

The Iranians also engaged their Saudi rivals regarding the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the stakes of a seven-month-old conflict that has disrupted oil flows through a critical shipping lane and taken a toll on the global economy.

Araqchi told reporters at the United Nations on Friday the proposed deal would trigger a seven-day countdown to reopening the strait and a pause in regional fighting.

"If there is seriousness on the U.S. side to come to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, everything is now prepared," Araqchi said. If the U.S. were to agree, the warring parties could start wider talks "on mutually agreed subjects."

That could potentially include discussions of Iran's nuclear program. Trump has said Tehran must never acquire a nuclear bomb, while a senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran would show no flexibility over its nuclear program even if the U.S. accepted its peace deal.

Iran would grant no concessions over its rights, including enriching uranium or shipping its highly enriched uranium out of the country, the official said.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in an interview with the CBS show "Face the Nation", said Tehran was ready for talks on its nuclear program and other issues, but would not accept "bullying or coercion."

"Iran is not seeking war, but will defend itself against pressure, threats and attacks,” Pezeshkian said, adding that it had already agreed that "we're not supposed to develop nuclear weapons."

Previous attempts at diplomacy have failed to end the war, which began on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli attacks.

Since then the war has alternated between pauses and renewed strikes, killing thousands while degrading Iran's conventional forces and damaging Iran's already ailing economy.

Iran and its allies have retaliated by extending the conflict throughout the region. Iran has struck U.S. allies in the Gulf with drones and missiles while its Houthi allies in Yemen have targeted Saudi interests.

伊朗表示，只有通过外交途径才能解决与美国和以色列的冲突。此前，美国总统特朗普拒绝了伊朗提出的重开霍尔木兹海峡的提议。伊朗外长阿巴斯·阿拉格奇表示，海峡重开取决于伊朗提出的条件是否得到满足，只有通过谈判才能打破僵局。特朗普称他已拒绝该计划，但调解人尚未正式向德黑兰传达美国的拒绝。这场争端发生之际，已持续七个月的冲突扰乱了石油运输，并重创了全球经济。

据联合国代表阿巴斯·阿拉格奇周五表示，伊朗称其提议将启动重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的七天倒计时，并暂停地区战斗。

阿拉格奇表示，双方同意的议题，包括伊朗核计划，可能会进行更广泛的会谈。

一位伊朗高级官员表示，即使美国接受和平协议，伊朗在核计划方面也不会表现出任何灵活性，包括铀浓缩和将高浓缩铀运出该国。

伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基安表示，德黑兰已准备好就其核计划和其他问题进行谈判，但不会接受欺凌或胁迫。

战争始于2月28日，由美国和以色列发动袭击，此后冲突在暂停和重新开战之间交替进行，而伊朗及其盟友则在该地区进行报复。

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9月25日，伊朗外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉格奇在纽约联合国总部举行的第81届联合国大会新闻发布会上向媒体发表讲话。（路透社-韩联社）

华盛顿/联合国/开罗——周日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普表示拒绝伊朗提出的重新开放霍尔木兹海峡并结束战斗的提议后，伊朗坚称只有外交手段才能解决其与美国和以色列的冲突。

伊朗外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉格奇在社交媒体上发文称：“我们的条件很明确，任何重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的举措都取决于这些条件的满足。只有通过谈判才能打破僵局。”

伊朗本周早些时候在纽约联合国大会上宣布了一项和平方案，称该方案已通过卡塔尔调解人转交给美国。特朗普周六表示，他拒绝了该方案，并认为伊朗急于就这条关键水道达成协议是出于绝望。

“他们想立即达成协议开放霍尔木兹海峡，因为他们输得太惨了，”特朗普在白宫告诉记者。

阿拉格奇表示，尽管特朗普发表了公开声明，但促成美伊谈判的调解人尚未正式向美国传达美国拒绝该计划的消息。

“我们正在等待调解员向我们传达最终意见，我们将根据这些意见做出决定，”阿拉奇发帖说。

美国对伊朗实施经济封锁，向德黑兰施压，要求其停止对霍尔木兹海峡船只的袭击。尽管特朗普一再声称美国控制着这条水道，但这些袭击已大幅减少了该地区的航运。

《华尔街日报》率先报道，特朗普拒绝了伊朗的提议，并援引了未具名的美国官员的话。

报道称，特朗普私下里对伊朗是否会满足他的要求持怀疑态度，并告诉他的幕僚，他认为在11月美国中期选举之后，伊朗可能会再次发动轰炸行动。

一位美国官员此前曾表示，通过调解人与伊朗进行的讨论是“积极且建设性的”。

9月26日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普乘坐海军陆战队一号直升机抵达华盛顿白宫南草坪后挥手致意。（美联社-韩联社）

冲突扰乱了石油运输，损害了全球经济。

伊朗方面还与沙特阿拉伯就霍尔木兹海峡问题展开交锋，凸显了这场持续七个月的冲突的严重性。这场冲突扰乱了关键航道的石油运输，并对全球经济造成了损失。

阿拉格奇周五在联合国告诉记者，拟议的协议将启动重新开放海峡的七天倒计时，并暂停地区战斗。

阿拉格奇表示：“如果美方真心实意想要达成协议并重新开放霍尔木兹海峡，那么一切准备就绪。”如果美国同意，交战双方就可以就“双方共同认可的议题”展开更广泛的谈判。

这可能包括讨论伊朗核计划。特朗普曾表示，德黑兰绝不能拥有核武器，而一位伊朗高级官员告诉路透社，即使美国接受伊朗与伊朗达成的和平协议，伊朗在核计划问题上也不会有任何让步。

这位官员表示，伊朗不会在自身权利方面做出任何让步，包括浓缩铀或将其高浓缩铀运出该国。

伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基安在接受哥伦比亚广播公司“面对国家”节目采访时表示，德黑兰已准备好就其核计划和其他问题进行谈判，但不会接受“欺凌或胁迫”。

佩泽什基安表示：“伊朗不寻求战争，但会捍卫自身免受压力、威胁和攻击。”他还补充说，伊朗已经同意“我们不应该发展核武器”。

此前的外交努力均未能结束这场战争，这场战争始于2月28日，由美国和以色列发动的袭击引发。

此后，战争时而暂停，时而再次爆发，造成数千人死亡，削弱了伊朗的常规部队，并损害了伊朗本已疲弱的经济。

伊朗及其盟友采取报复行动，将冲突扩大至整个地区。伊朗使用无人机和导弹袭击了美国在海湾地区的盟友，而其在也门的胡塞武装盟友则袭击了沙特阿拉伯的目标。