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By Aileen Graef, Tal Shalev, CNN live
US President Donald Trump called the most recent peace proposal from Iran “totally unacceptable” as the two countries struggle to make a deal to end the monthslong war.
“I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it – TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” he wrote in a post on Sunday (US time) on Truth Social.
Iran sent its latest proposal through Pakistani mediators on Sunday morning, according to Iranian state media.
Trump has drawn a hard line on the Iranian nuclear programme, which Tehran has resisted.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President Donald Trump on Sunday evening, according to an Israeli official and an Israeli source familiar with the call, as Iran submitted its response to the latest US ceasefire proposal.
Video posted on social media showed Netanyahu excusing himself from a meeting with Druze and Circassian community leaders, saying that he needed to have a call with Trump.
Trump and Netanyahu have been in regular contact as the US has tried to advance ceasefire negotiations with Iran. In an interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes set to air on Sunday, Netanyahu said there is “work to be done” on Iran.
The Israeli prime minister also said that Trump agreed with him on the importance of removing Tehran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, which has been one of the key issues the US has tried to address.
CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.
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