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Trump rejects Iran's seven-day ceasefire plan, Wall Street Journal reports

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President Trump has rejected Iran's seven-day plan to end fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and expects renewed bombing after the midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the decision to reopen the strait "rests with the United States." Qatar's prime minister reported "positive progress" in indirect U.S.-Iran talks, according to CNN.

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