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.