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Iran Rejects Trump’s Ceasefire, Escalates Hormuz Standoff

7/24/2026

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Iran rejected a cease-fire proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump that Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi conveyed on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
Tehran officials Masoud Pezeshkian, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Abbas Araghchi dismissed the cease-fire, leaving the Strait of Hormuz unresolved.
U.S. forces bombed Iranian bases while Iran struck U.S. targets with missiles, warning it could hit Tel Aviv and close Bab al-Mandab if Trump attacks Tehran.

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Iran rejected a cease-fire proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump that Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi conveyed on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
Tehran officials Masoud Pezeshkian, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Abbas Araghchi dismissed the cease-fire, leaving the Strait of Hormuz unresolved.
U.S. forces bombed Iranian bases while Iran struck U.S. targets with missiles, warning it could hit Tel Aviv and close Bab al-Mandab if Trump attacks Tehran.