{"id":332981,"date":"2026-05-11T18:48:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=332981"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:18:35","slug":"trump-rejects-irans-latest-proposal-as-ceasefire-grows-uncertain-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/trump-rejects-irans-latest-proposal-as-ceasefire-grows-uncertain-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rejects Iran\u2019s latest proposal as ceasefire grows uncertain – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Iran and the USA were at an impasse again Monday over how you can end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky, with the\u00a0two sides exchanging fire\u00a0in recent days, ships and Gulf states being targeted, and fighting flaring between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

The volatility could tip the Middle East\u00a0back into open warfare\u00a0and lengthen the worldwide energy crisis sparked by the conflict, with Iran\u2019s chokehold on the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz\u00a0and America\u2019s blockade of Iranian ports still in place. U.S. President Donald Trump is anticipated to make use of a\u00a0trip this week to China\u00a0to induce Chinese President Xi Jinping to pressure Iran into making concessions and end the limbo. Beijing is the largest buyer of the Islamic Republic\u2019s sanctioned crude oil, giving it leverage.<\/p>\n

But attending to any deal likely stays tough work. Iran insists it desires to see the American blockade end and sanctions lifted before starting negotiations over its\u00a0stockpile of highly enriched uranium. The U.S. \u2014 and Israel \u2014 want that material removed because it might be used to eventually construct a bomb, should Iran decide to accomplish that. Tehran insists its program is peaceful, nevertheless it has enriched uranium beyond the degrees needed for civilian power generation.<\/p>\n

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Trump said Sunday that Iran\u2019s response to his latest proposal was \u201cTOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!\u201d Ending the U.S. blockade before discussing Iran\u2019s nuclear program would eliminate a serious point of leverage.<\/p>\n

Within the meantime, the standoff over the strait, a key transit point for the world\u2019s oil and natural gas exports, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing and rattled world markets.<\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who launched the war with Trump on Feb. 28, insisted that the conflict was \u201cnot over,\u201d telling CBS\u2019 \u201c60 Minutes\u201d in an interview that aired Sunday that a critical goal is getting the nuclear material out of Iran. If that may\u2019t be completed with negotiations, Netanyahu said that Israel and the U.S. agree \u201cwe are able to reengage them militarily.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Netanyahu also said the present Iranian government\u2019s \u201cdays are numbered \u2014 nevertheless it could take plenty of days.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The U.S. and Israel have killed dozens of high-ranking Iranian officials, including the country\u2019s supreme leader within the opening salvos of the war, and the conflict has inflicted heavy damage to Iran\u2019s economy, but its theocracy maintains its grip on power.<\/p>\n

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Trump quickly rejected a brand new Iranian proposal sent Sunday to him via Pakistan. In it, Iran demanded war reparations from the U.S., full Iranian sovereignty over the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz, an end to sanctions and the discharge of its seized assets abroad, Iranian state television reported.<\/p>\n

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Iran also called for a right away end to the war, including the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah \u2014 which have repeatedly exchanged fire though technically in a ceasefire. That conflict has seen Israeli strikes in Lebanon, its occupation of Lebanese territory and deadly Hezbollah attacks, including one which killed one other Israeli soldier, the Israeli military said Monday.<\/p>\n

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