US President Donald Trump stated this Tuesday that Iran has told the US that it has collapsed and wants the Strait of Hormuz opened.
“Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘state of collapse,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “ They want us to ‘open the Strait of Hormuz’ as soon as possible while they try to resolve their leadership situation (which I believe they will!).”
President Trump did not further clarify who provided him with this information or whether he would comply with the request.
The post comes a day after a proposal from Iran was considered by US officials. The proposal would reportedly stop the war and reopen the strait, but would delay discussions on the nuclear issue.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected the proposal on Monday, saying Iran's nuclear program "is the reason we're in this situation in the first place."
“I have no doubt that at some point in the future, if this radical religious regime remains in power in Iran, they will decide to have nuclear weapons,” Rubio told Fox News. “ That fundamental issue has to be faced. It remains the core problem here.”
Over the weekend, Trump blocked the US delegation from traveling to Pakistan for new negotiations. Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were expected to travel to Islamabad without Vice President Vance.
The president told reporters on Saturday that Iran “gave us a document that was supposed to be better,” and that 10 minutes after canceling Witkoff and Kushner’s trip, “we got a new document that was much better,” according to Bloomberg.
White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt also confirmed that the president had seen the proposal during a press conference on Monday.
“I don’t want to get ahead of the president or his national security team,” she said. “But I can reiterate that the president’s red lines on Iran have been made very, very clear, not only to the American public, but to themselves.”