Donald Trump has rejected Iran's response to his proposals to end the war as “totally unacceptable.”
Over the weekend, it emerged that Tehran had responded via Pakistan, which has acted as mediator in the conflict, to the administration’s latest plan to end the fighting.
But on Sunday night, the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform: "I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called “Representatives.” I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.”
Iranian state media said the country’s response had focused on ending the war on all fronts, especially in Lebanon, and on the safety of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where the US and Iran have enacted dueling blockades.
It followed the US proposal to end fighting before starting talks on more contentious issues, including Iran's nuclear program.
Iran also issued a threat to the UK and France, warning that any warships in the Strait of Hormuz “will be met with decisive response”.
On Sunday evening, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS News that there is still “work to be done” in Iran, though he refrained from offering a timetable for the war’s end.
He further said that Israel should wean itself off of American military aid in the future.
