Iran and the U.S. at an impasse after Trump rejects ‘totally unacceptable’ proposal - BERITAJA

The Iranian Foreign Ministry accused the U.S. of “one-sided views” and “making unreasonable” and “excessive demands,” spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told a news conference. “Everything we proposed,” he said, was “reasonable and generous not only for Iran’s nationalist interests, but besides for the bully and well-being of the region and the world.”

That came aft Trump’s appraisal connected Sunday that the consequence was “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”

“I person conscionable publication the consequence from Iran’s alleged ‘Representatives,’” Trump posted connected Truth Social. “I don’t for illustration it.”

Trump did not springiness specifications of the proposal.

Baghaei said that Iran’s connection included stopping “maritime piracy against Iranian ships” — a reference to Washington blockading Iranian ports. He besides called for releasing “assets belonging to the Iranian group which person been unjustly stiff for years successful overseas banks owed to American pressure.”

And he said that Iran wanted “safe transition done the Strait of Hormuz” and “establishing information and bid passim the region, including Lebanon,” wherever Israel has continued attacks it says are targeting militant group Hezbollah contempt a ceasefire.

Smoke rises pursuing Israeli bombardment successful confederate Lebanon connected Thursday.Jalaa Marey / AFP via Getty Images

Trump past week abandoned a short-lived scheme for subject vessels to escort merchant ships done the Strait of Hormuz, known arsenic “Project Freedom.”

The 2 sides traded occurrence many times successful the pursuing days, pinch the U.S. saying its destroyers launched “self-defense strikes” aft they came nether attack.

The U.S. has insisted those exchanges do not mean an extremity to the ceasefire, much than a period aft the impermanent woody that was initially intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

In a telephone question and reply Friday pinch Beritaja, Trump said “No” erstwhile asked if the conflict pinch Iran was over. That was echoed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who told CBS News’ “60 Minutes” connected Sunday that the conflict was “not over,” and if negotiations were not successful successful extracting atomic worldly from Iran past “we could reengage them militarily.”

That speaks to a cardinal sticking constituent successful the talks: the U.S.-Israeli request that Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium beryllium removed from the country.

Though Iran has ever denied wanting to build a bomb, it has enriched the worldly beyond civilian needs, accelerating those efforts aft Trump tore up the erstwhile atomic agreement.

The U.S. has meantime continued its ain blockade of Iran’s ports, but the Iranian authorities could apt withstand a naval blockade for months, power manufacture analysts and 2 Western officials acquainted pinch intelligence assessments told Beritaja.