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Trump rejects Iran's latest response to U.S. ceasefire proposal
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proposal to end the war.
sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil, lifting the U.S.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday the U.S. "continued to insist on their unreasonable demands." He said Iran "did not demand concessions" but Iran's "legitimate rights."
Iran delivered its response to Pakistani mediators on Sunday, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency.
IRNA, citing a source familiar with the matter, also said, "the current phase of negotiations is focused exclusively on the cessation of hostilities in the region."
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote online on Sunday, "We will never bow our heads before the enemy, and if talk of dialogue or negotiation arises, it does not mean surrender or retreat." He said the goal was to uphold Iran's rights and national interests.
remains in line with our previous positions, including readiness to continue the ceasefire in exchange for the reciprocal opening of the Strait of Hormuz and advancing negotiations focused on ending the war in the region."
The U.S. 28, including ending Iran's nuclear program, reducing its missile capabilities and forcing it to end support for regional proxies, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Since Iran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz to almost all shipping, the U.S. has imposed its own blockade on Iranian ports, cutting off a key route for global oil shipments and causing an economic shockwave around the world that has led to higher fuel prices.
A tenuous ceasefire between the U.S.
The rising tensions moved regional countries to engage in diplomatic efforts to end the war. Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Thani met on Friday in Washington with Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff. He held calls with foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran talks about ending the war.
Aya Batrawy contributed to this report from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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President Trump said on social media that Iran's response to a U.S.
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President Trump looks on during a proclamation signing in the Oval Office of the White House on May 5.
− ceasefire proposal was "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!" Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump on Sunday rejected Iran's response to the latest U.S.
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President Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is "on life support" after he rejected the Iranian response to the latest U.S.
− Trump, in a post on social media, wrote he didn't like Iran's response and called it "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!" Earlier on Sunday, Trump accused Iran in another social media post of "playing games with the United States, and the rest of the World."
World Fallout from the Iran war may include a NATO where the U.S.
+ Politics Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax as prices soar amid war with Iran Speaking at the White House Monday, Trump said Iran's response was "just unacceptable."
"The plan is they cannot have a nuclear weapon.
− is no longer its leader Iran's response included demands of an end to war on all fronts, the lifting of U.S.
+ And they didn't say that in their letter," he said.
Asked by a reporter if the ceasefire, which took effect in early April, is still in place, Trump gave a bleak prognosis.
+ "I would call it the weakest right now, after reading that piece of garbage they sent us — I didn't even finish reading it," Trump said. "Right now it's on life support."
World Fallout from the Iran war may include a NATO where the U.S. is no longer its leader The White House has not disclosed details of the U.S. or Iranian proposals.
According to Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency, Iran's response included demands of an end to the war on all fronts, the lifting of U.S.
− blockade on Iranian ports, and the unfreezing of assets, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency.
+ blockade on Iranian ports and the unfreezing of assets.
+ Trump announced his rejection of the Iranian response on social media Sunday.
− The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting also said that the Iranian "response given to the U.S.
+ Politics Trump's Truth Social lays bare narrow obsessions of an extremely online president The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting also said that the Iranian "response given to the U.S.
− gave various reasons for launching the war that began on Feb.
+ has given various reasons for launching the war, alongside Israel, against Iran on Feb.
− and Iran has largely held since it was agreed last month, but a shadow drone war has continued, with Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Iran reporting over the weekend interception of drones in their territories.
+ and Iran has largely held since it was agreed on last month, but a shadow drone war has continued, with Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Iran reporting over the weekend interception of drones in their territories.