Geopolitics · Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief as Hormuz talks continue via Qatar

President Trump dismissed as a “hoax” reports that his administration had offered Iran sanctions relief and access to frozen funds, three days after he had publicly rejected Tehran's own seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held further indirect talks with US officials through Qatari mediators in New York and said a formal US response was expected within days, with the standoff over shipping through the strait still unresolved.