{"id":635736,"date":"2026-05-11T01:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T01:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/635736\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T01:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T01:44:16","slug":"trump-rejects-irans-latest-response-to-u-s-ceasefire-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/635736\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rejects Iran&#8217;s latest response to U.S. ceasefire proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ZMV6XBII2NOGJMQZ4RU77CW76E.jpg\" alt=\"President Trump said on social media that Iran's response to a U.S. ceasefire proposal was &quot;TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!&quot;\" class=\"width_full\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4169 \/ 2779;width:100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p>President Trump said on social media that Iran&#8217;s response to a U.S. ceasefire proposal was &#8220;TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-body__image-by color_dgray f_s_xxs m-none\">Anna Moneymaker \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-body__text article-body--padding color_dgray m-none\">President Trump on Sunday rejected Iran\u2019s response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-body__text article-body--padding color_dgray m-none\">Trump, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116552102914488206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post on social media<\/a>, wrote he didn\u2019t like Iran\u2019s response and called it \u201cTOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!\u201d Earlier on Sunday, Trump accused Iran in another <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116551553302876569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">social media post<\/a> of \u201cplaying games with the United States, and the rest of the World.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-body__text article-body--padding color_dgray m-none\">Iran\u2019s response included demands of an end to war on all fronts, the lifting of U.S. sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil, lifting the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, and the unfreezing of assets, according to Iran\u2019s semi-official Tasnim news agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-body__text article-body--padding color_dgray m-none\">Iran delivered its response to Pakistani mediators on Sunday, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-body__text article-body--padding color_dgray m-none\">IRNA, citing a source familiar with the matter, also said, \u201cthe current phase of negotiations is focused exclusively on the cessation of hostilities in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-body__text article-body--padding color_dgray m-none\">The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting also said that the Iranian \u201cresponse given to the U.S. remains in line with our previous positions, including readiness to continue the ceasefire in exchange for the reciprocal opening of the Strait of Hormuz and advancing negotiations focused on ending the war in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-body__text article-body--padding color_dgray m-none\">The U.S. gave various reasons for launching the war that began on Feb. 28, including ending Iran\u2019s nuclear program, reducing its missile capabilities and forcing it to end support for regional proxies, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-body__text article-body--padding color_dgray m-none\">Since Iran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz to almost all shipping, the U.S. has imposed its own blockade on Iranian ports, cutting off a key route for global oil shipments and causing an economic shockwave around the world that has led to higher fuel prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Trump said on social media that Iran&#8217;s response to a U.S. ceasefire proposal was &#8220;TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!&#8221; 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