President Donald Trump said Sunday afternoon that the latest peace proposal from Iran’s leadership is “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE” as the two sides struggle to agree on a long-term peace plan.
Iran responded to the latest United States proposal on Sunday morning, according to Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency. The state media agency said that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has acted as the intermediary throughout negotiations, provided the response.
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Trump said in the Truth Social post that he read the proposal from “Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives’” one day after Iran publicly detailed Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s injuries from the Feb. 28 attack that killed his father. Khamenei has remained out of public view, communicating primarily through messages purportedly written by him.
The U.S. and Israel have made clear that long-term peace depends on Tehran’s agreement that Iran will give up its pursuit of a nuclear weapon, but the nation has shown no willingness to do so.
The conflict has affected both countries’ economies. It is estimated that the total economic damage to Iran is $144 billion, according to a report from the pro-Israel think tank Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Gas prices have risen sharply in the U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright did not rule out gas prices reaching $5 per gallon on Meet the Press Sunday morning.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday morning in a pre-released clip from a scheduled 60 Minutes interview that Trump wants to “go in” to Iran to remove enriched uranium. Netanyahu also said that the war is not over yet because “there’s still nuclear material.”
Despite the two countries exchanging fire throughout the week, the ceasefire signed on April 8 remains in effect. Trump said on Thursday that an Iranian attack on three ships amounted to nothing more than a “love tap.”
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Trump also announced Sunday the release of five prisoners from Russia and Belarus.
The announcement came the day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Ukraine war is “coming to an end” and the country held its annual Victory Day parade.
