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Middle East: Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Donald Trump reportedly refuses
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Iranian officials that while they were aware of Trump's comments on rejecting the new proposal, they had not received a formal message rejecting the plan that would open the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump said he was rejecting an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian proposal is similar to a memorandum of understanding agreed upon by the U.S. and Iran back in June.