Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan

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Iran awaits an official response from the US following a reported rejection by President Trump of a peace plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end Middle East hostilities. The proposal was presented at the UNGA via Qatari mediators aiming to resume stability in the region within a week.

By Menna AlaaElDin and Parisa Hafezi CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday awaited an official US response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the wider Middle East war after the Wall Street Journal reported that US President Donald Trump had rejected the deal. Iran raised the diplomatic initiative at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, saying it had been transmitted to the Americans via Qatari mediators and could reopen the strategic waterway and put an end to hostilities in the region within sevendays.