New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- A flicker of hope of ending the ongoing US-Iran war is fading fast after US President Donald Trump rejected Tehran's proposal for a seven-day ceasefire that would have paved the way for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway that has been effectively shut since the war began in late February.

The latest rejection by the US President is now raising fresh uncertainty over diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, despite Tehran insisting that only a diplomatic solution can break the deadlock.

2. Following Trump's rejection, Tehran on Sunday (local time) insisted that diplomacy was the only way to end the deadlock between the two countries. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a social media po...