Trump rejects Iran's seven-day truce offer, signals strikes could resume after US midterms

Washington, Sep 26 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal for a seven-day truce that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and revive nuclear negotiations, while telling aides he expects to launch fresh strikes against Iran after November's midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Citing US officials familiar with the matter, the Journal said Iranian negotiators had conveyed the proposal through mediators in Qatar. Under the offer, Tehran would reopen the strategic waterway and resume nuclear talks if Washington lifted its naval blockade of Iranian ports. US officials, however, told Tehran and the mediators…