Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan, more details emerge on the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters that negotiations with Oman about "new maritime routes" were in final stages but "this, however, does not mean that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen." That step requires conditions that "have been conveyed through intermediaries." Iran's powerful Supreme National Security Council on Saturday said the strait will not reopen until the U.S. "corrects its behavior." It demanded that the U.S. never threaten Iran again, a permanent end to the war with Iran and its armed allies, a lifting of the naval blockade of Iranian ports and a withdrawal of U.S. military from the area. The U.S. also must "completely compensate" Iran for war damage, lift sanctions and "unconditionally" release frozen assets. Araghchi also said an "exchange of messages through intermediaries" continues with the U.S. but that doesn't constitute negotiations, which he said can't resume until violations of the interim deal end and the U.S. "has remedied" provisions it violated. Iran and Oman, which bracket the Strait of Hormuz, are working to finalize a temporary deal that would reopen it, with ships entering near Iran and exiting near Oman, according to two people familiar with the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Ships would transit without paying fees or tolls during the interim period. The agreement is designed to restore the separate interim deal between the U.S. and Iran.