Trump Rejects Iran's Hormuz Proposal, Prepares 'Extended Blockade' — Nuclear Terms Required

President Trump told aides on April 28, 2026 — Day 60 of the conflict — that he was 'not satisfied' with Iran's Hormuz reopening proposal submitted the previous day and was 'not likely to accept it' because it omitted provisions for Iran's nuclear programme. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the proposal as 'better than what we thought' but insisted any deal must 'definitively prevent [Iran] from sprinting towards a nuclear weapon.' The Wall Street Journal reported Trump directed aides to prepare for an 'extended blockade of Iran,' marking a deliberate strategic escalation of economic pressure rather than a pivot to diplomacy. Trump also posted on social media claiming: 'Iran has just informed us that they are in a State of Collapse' — a statement CBS News' Tehran-based producer Seyed Rahim Bathaei directly contradicted on-air, reporting the Iranian government was 'fully operational' and not in collapse 'by any standards at all.' Trump separately told aides that King Charles, during a White House state dinner, had agreed 'Iran must not get nuclear bomb.' Mediators in Pakistan expected to receive a revised Iranian proposal within days; no new bilateral talks were scheduled.