Trump Rejects Iran’s Response to US Peace Proposal as Totally Unacceptable

Iran sent its response to a US proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”

Iran’s state television said Tehran rejected the US proposal as amounting to surrender, insisting instead on “war reparations by the US, full Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to sanctions, and the release of seized Iranian assets.”

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The exchange marked another setback in efforts to ease tensions in the Persian Gulf, where disrupted shipping and rising energy prices continue to fuel global concern, and the US proposal addressed a deal to end the war, reopen the strait and roll back Iran’s nuclear programme.

In a separate report, the BBC said Iranian state media described the response as focused on ending the war on all fronts, especially in Lebanon, and on the safety of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Independent added that Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: “I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS News that the war is not over because “There’s still nuclear material,” and he said “There are still…enrichment sites that have to be dismantled.”

Netanyahu also said he is “not gonna give a timetable” for dismantling Iran’s enrichment sites, describing the mission as “terrifically important.”

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The Independent reported that Netanyahu urged Israel to “wean itself off of American military aid,” adding that he said Israel receives “$3.8 billion a year.”

In the same CBS interview context, France 24 reported that Netanyahu said the war isn’t over because the enriched uranium needs to be taken out of Iran, quoting him: “Trump has said to me, ‘I want to go in there,’ and I think it can be done physically.”

France 24 further said the fragile ceasefire was tested when a drone ignited a small fire on a ship off Qatar, and the UAE said it shot down two drones and blamed Iran.

The dispute over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme is now tied to immediate security incidents, with France 24 reporting that the UAE said it shot down two drones and blamed Iran after drones entered its airspace.

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry called the ship attack a “dangerous and unacceptable escalation that threatens the security and safety of maritime trade routes and vital supplies in the region,” while the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre gave no details about the ship’s owner or origin.

Negotiations also hinge on Iran’s highly enriched uranium, with France 24 citing the UN nuclear agency’s figure that Iran has more than 440 kilogrammes (970 pounds) enriched up to 60% purity.

France 24 reported that Iranian military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Akrami Nia said forces were on “full readiness” to protect sites where uranium is stored, adding that they considered it possible the US might intend to steal it through infiltration operations or heli-borne operations.

The Independent framed the stakes as a paused conflict under a fragile ceasefire, quoting Netanyahu that “There are still proxies that Iran supports” and “There are ballistic missiles that they still want to produce.”