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Despite President Trump’s public rejection of Iran’s seven-day Hormuz ceasefire plan on Saturday as “unacceptable,” the United States has not officially rejected the current proposal — and Trump’s remarks may have been a negotiating tactic, according to three officials who spoke to the Associated Press on Monday.
The mediation track is still alive. Qatari mediators met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York on Monday to discuss Iran’s plan, and he told Iranian state media he hoped to receive Washington’s final response by Tuesday, before flying back to Tehran within hours. Araghchi said the exchanges through Qatari and Pakistani mediators had taken on “a more serious form” since Iran submitted its proposal.
Key elements from the reporting:
– Proposal: reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, then remove sanctions
– US has not officially rejected it despite Trump’s public rebuke, per one AP official
– Draft text would reopen the strait under a separate Iran-Oman traffic-management deal with no tolls; the US is seeking nuclear concessions including inspector access to Iran
– Officials report “positive signals from both sides” and “slight progress” over the weekendWhy it matters
Oil markets are trading the headlines, and the headlines are misleading. Brent crude traded around $106–107 a barrel and WTI near $94 on Tuesday — the second straight daily gain — on the assumption that Trump’s Saturday rejection killed the deal. If the private track is genuinely progressing, the $106+ Brent risk premium could deflate quickly; if the talks collapse, the premium has room to run, with one-fifth of the world’s oil still moving through the strait.
The key fault line is clear: the US will not agree to end the war unless Tehran’s nuclear program is addressed, while Iran’s seven-day plan (Friday, at the UN General Assembly) asks for asset unfreezing, an end to oil sanctions, and the port blockade lifted before nuclear negotiations resume.
Related reading: Mediators push new Iran talks for Monday or Tuesday (https://bullounge.com/forums/topic/mediators-push-new-iran-talks-for-monday-or-tuesday-as-oil-jumps-on-rejected-deal/)
What to watch
The Tuesday US response relayed through Qatar is the near-term catalyst. After that: whether the Iran-Oman strait-management deal gets finalized, whether Tehran concedes on nuclear inspector access — the stated US red line — and whether Trump follows through on his reported expectation of resumed bombing after November’s midterms.
Trump’s public rejection vs. private talks — negotiating tactic or genuine deadlock? How are you positioned on energy this week?
Sources: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/mediators-are-still-working-with-iran-and-the-us-on-a-possible-deal-officials-say-3892235/ | https://www.tbsnews.net/world/us-iran-set-hold-separate-talks-mediators-monday-or-tuesday-official-says-1556661 | https://metapress.net/middle-east/2026/09/29/irans-araghchi-meets-qatari-mediators-as-us-calls-for-nuclear-talks/
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