According to the newspaper, the U.S. President expressed skepticism to staff about Iran meeting his demands and indicated he views a renewed bombing campaign as a likely option.

According to a Wall Street Journal report citing unnamed U.S. officials, President Trump reportedly declined Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and cease regional hostilities. The report further alleges that Trump indicated an intention to resume military strikes following the November congressional elections.

According to The Wall Street Journal, President Donald Trump reportedly declined an Iranian proposal for a seven-day ceasefire, with aides indicating he anticipates U.S. military strikes on Iran resuming after the November midterm elections. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran offered the plan via intermediaries, which would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting naval blockades and sanctions, a structure The New York Times noted resembles a prior June memorandum.

These developments coincided with renewed indirect diplomatic contacts between U.S. and Iranian officials in New York.

Kuban Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported that drone debris damaged a residential building and triggered fires at two enterprise facilities. These assertions, which detail specific local impacts, remain official statements without independent verification.