Iran rejects U.S. stance on Hormuz as Trump weighs strikes over Riyadh attacks
Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Washington's response to Tehran's seven-condition proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz was insufficient, and that Iran has halted further replies to the United States via Qatari intermediaries until unresolved terms are clarified. The statement followed consecutive attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that killed 12 people and injured 309, which the Saudi-led coalition blamed on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. President Trump said Washington could join Saudi retaliatory strikes against the Houthis and reconsider direct military action against Tehran, and confirmed plans to confer with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Why it matters: The stalled negotiation bears on energy security, since the Strait of Hormuz handled a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas prior to the war and Tehran says it will remain closed to American traffic.