Trump Rejects Iran’s Peace Proposal After U.S. Waits 10 Days

President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal on Sunday, calling it “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” in a Truth Social post.

“Toggle Play Trump calls Iran response “totally unacceptable” Al Jazeera’s Rosalind Jordan and Almigdad Alruhaid report on the latest developments after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to the US peace proposal, as negotiations increasingly focus on sanctions, ceasefire guarantees, and control of the Strait of Hormuz”

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Axios reported that the U.S. waited 10 days for the Iranian response, which came on Sunday, and said Trump told Axios in a short phone call that he would reject Iran’s response to the latest draft agreement to end the war.

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Iranian state media said Tehran’s proposal was sent via Pakistan and included an immediate end to the war on all fronts, a halt to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports, and guarantees of no further attacks on Iran.

In the same period, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian struck a defiant tone as negotiations proceeded Sunday, saying, “We will never bow our heads before the enemy, and if talk of dialogue or negotiation arises, it does not mean surrender or retreat.”

The BBC said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS’s “60 Minutes” that Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium must be “taken out” before the war against Iran can be considered over.

CNN reported that Netanyahu said he wants to reduce the funding from $3.8 billion a year “to zero,” telling CBS that “I think that it’s time that we weaned ourselves from the remaining military support.”

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Iran’s counter-proposal, as described by the BBC, emphasized Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and included a demand for compensation for war damage, while Iranian state media did not specify any nuclear concessions.

The Hill reported that the Iranian proposal reportedly states that nuclear issues would be negotiated over the next 30 days, and that the Iranian military has threatened non-allied countries from transiting the waterway while the U.S. Navy has blockaded Iranian ports since April 13.

The Washington Post said Trump’s comments came hours after Tehran said, according to state media, that it sent a response to the peace plan through Pakistani mediators, following an exchange of hostilities around the Strait of Hormuz that highlighted the fragility of a ceasefire.

“Trump calls Iran response to US proposal to end war 'totally unacceptable' President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran's response to US proposals to end the war as "totally unacceptable"”

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NBC News described the situation Monday as “Negotiations deadlocked and a ceasefire on a precipice,” with both sides labeling each other’s peace proposals unacceptable after exchanging fire over the weekend.

In a separate CBS interview reported by CNN, Netanyahu said the war was not over because there was “more work to be done,” and NBC News added that if negotiations were not successful in extracting nuclear material from Iran then “we can reengage them militarily.”

The Guardian said markets reacted after Trump rejected the counter-proposal on his Truth Social platform, with a 4% jump in Brent crude on Monday to $105.50 a barrel before it settled at $103.50.