Trump Rejects Iran’s Peace Proposal, Calling It Totally Unacceptable

U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to a U.S. peace-talk proposal, calling it “totally unacceptable” after Iranian state television said Tehran issued a reply focusing on ending the war on all fronts and ensuring security of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Reuters reported that within hours of the Iranian proposal being announced, Trump rejected it in a post on social media, writing on Truth Social, “I don't like this, it's not acceptable at all,” without offering further details.

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The same Reuters update said oil prices rose by three dollars per barrel after the United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement, while Tasnim News Agency reported the Iranian proposal included demands for compensation for war damages and a reaffirmation of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait.

Reuters also said the United States had proposed ending the fighting before starting talks on the most contentious issues, including the Iranian nuclear program, and that a Pakistani official said Islamabad had conveyed Iran’s reply to the United States as mediator.

After a relative calm lasting about 48 hours following sporadic clashes, Reuters reported that drones were spotted over several Gulf states, underscoring the ongoing threat to the region despite the month-long ceasefire.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei defended Tehran’s rejected peace proposal, saying Iran’s demands were “reasonable, responsible and generous, not only for Iran's national interests but for the good and stability of the entire region and the world.”

Baghaei accused the United States of consistently breaking its word in every diplomatic process over the past 20 years, and he said, “We did not demand any concessions. The only thing we demanded was Iran's legitimate rights,” while listing demands including safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and establishing security and peace across the region, especially Lebanon.

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The Jerusalem Post reported that Baghaei responded to Trump’s Truth Social post calling the proposal “totally unacceptable,” asserting that Iran’s proposal was reasonable and emphasizing that the US continues to make unreasonable demands.

In the same Jerusalem Post account, Baghaei said, “Our demand is legitimate: we are calling for an end to the war, the lifting of the US blockade and piracy, and the release of Iranian assets that have been unjustly frozen in banks due to US pressure,” and he added that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and establishing security in the region and Lebanon were other demands.

The CNBC report also described Tehran’s stance as defiant, quoting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian saying, “We will never bow our heads before the enemy,” as the standoff continued to choke the Strait of Hormuz and roil global energy markets.

Reuters said Iran had imposed a near-total ban on shipping except for traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which previously carried about a fifth of the world’s oil supplies, and that it had emerged as one of the main levers in the war.

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Reuters reported that asked whether hostilities against Iran had ended, Trump said, “They were defeated, but that does not mean they are finished,” while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS News there was “more work to do” to move enriched uranium out of Iran and dismantle enrichment sites.

The Reuters update also said the threat to shipping and regional economies remained high, with the UAE intercepting two drones coming from Iran, Qatar condemning a drone attack on a cargo ship that departed Abu Dhabi into Qatari waters, and Kuwait saying its air defenses repelled drones that entered its airspace.

CNBC reported that oil prices rose more than 3% in early trading after the United States and Iran rejected negotiation proposals, and it said an American official expected Trump and Chinese President Xi to discuss China’s support for Iran and Russia.

In the Reuters account, the approach of Trump’s visit to China was described as increasing pressure to end the war that had sparked a global energy crisis and posed an increasing threat to the world economy, as the standoff continued to disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.