‘Totally unacceptable’: Trump blasts Tehran’s ceasefire counter-proposal | CBC News

Iran despatched its response to the most recent U.S. ceasefire proposal by way of Pakistani mediators and needs negotiations to concentrate on completely ending the conflict, however U.S. President Donald Trump shortly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” with out offering particulars.

Iran seeks to finish the conflict on all fronts, together with in Lebanon, the place Israel is preventing the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, and to make sure the safety of transport, state TV stated. Washington’s newest proposal addressed a deal to finish the conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and roll again Iran’s nuclear program.

Trump earlier on social media accused Tehran of “taking part in video games” with the USA for practically 50 years, including: “They are going to be laughing now not!”

He is giving diplomacy “each probability we presumably can earlier than going again to hostilities,” the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, advised ABC News earlier.

Iran’s new supreme chief, Mojtaba Khamenei — who has not been seen or heard from publicly for the reason that conflict started on Feb. 28 — “issued new and decisive directives for the continuation of operations and the highly effective confrontation with the enemies” whereas assembly with the pinnacle of the joint navy command, the state broadcaster reported, with no particulars.

Drone assaults goal Gulf Arab nations

A fragile ceasefire that started on April 8 — and was later prolonged by Trump — was examined on Sunday when a drone ignited a small hearth on a ship off Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait reported drones getting into their airspace. The U.A.E. stated it shot down two drones and blamed Iran. No casualties have been reported, and nobody instantly claimed duty.

Qatar’s Overseas Affairs Ministry referred to as the ship assault a “harmful and unacceptable escalation that threatens the safety and security of maritime commerce routes and very important provides within the area.” The UK Maritime Commerce Operations Centre gave no particulars in regards to the ship’s proprietor or origin.

Kuwait Defence Ministry spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al Otaibi stated forces responded to drones however didn’t say the place they got here from.

Iran and armed allied teams like Hezbollah in Lebanon have used drones to hold out lots of of strikes for the reason that conflict started with U.S. and Israeli assaults on Iran.

‘Full readiness’ to guard nuclear websites

Trump has reiterated threats to renew full-scale bombing if Iran doesn’t settle for an settlement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and roll again its nuclear program. Iran has largely blocked the strategic waterway that is key to the worldwide circulate of oil, pure gasoline and fertilizer for the reason that conflict started, rattling world markets.

The U.S. navy in flip has blockaded Iranian ports since April 13, saying it has turned again 61 business vessels and disabled 4. On Friday, it struck two Iranian oil tankers it stated have been attempting to breach the blockade. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy says any assault on Iranian oil tankers or business vessels could be met with a “heavy assault” on U.S. bases within the area and enemy ships.

One other sticking level in negotiations is Iran’s extremely enriched uranium. The United Nations nuclear company says Iran has greater than 440 kilograms enriched as much as 60 per cent purity, a brief, technical step from weapons grade.

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In an interview posted late Saturday, an Iranian navy spokesperson stated forces have been on “full readiness” to guard websites the place uranium is saved.

“We thought of it doable that they may intend to steal it via infiltration operations or heli-borne operations,” Brig.-Gen. Akrami Nia advised the IRNA information company.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an excerpt from an interview with CBS News airing on Sunday, stated the conflict is not over as a result of the enriched uranium must be taken out of Iran. “Trump has stated to me, ‘I need to go in there,’ and I feel it may be completed bodily,” he stated.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Saturday that Moscow’s proposal to take enriched uranium from Iran to assist negotiate a settlement stays on the desk.

Nearly all of Iran’s extremely enriched uranium is probably going at its Isfahan nuclear advanced, the Worldwide Atomic Vitality Company director common advised The Related Press final month. The ability was hit by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes within the 12-day conflict final yr and confronted much less intense assaults this yr.

Iran warns towards French-British involvement

Iran’s deputy overseas minister warned towards a deliberate French-British effort that goals to assist maritime safety within the Strait of Hormuz after hostilities are over.

“The presence of French and British vessels, or these of every other nation, for any doable co-operation with unlawful U.S. actions within the Strait of Hormuz that violate worldwide regulation might be met with a decisive and speedy response from the armed forces,” Kazem Gharibabadi stated on social media.

French President Emmanuel Macron responded by saying it will not be a navy deployment however a global mission to safe transport as soon as circumstances enable.

A number of assaults towards ships within the Persian Gulf have occurred over the previous week, and a U.S. effort to “information” ships via the strait was shortly paused.

South Korea introduced preliminary findings from an investigation that stated two unidentified objects struck the South Korean-operated vessel HMM NAMU about one minute aside whereas it was anchored within the strait final week, inflicting an explosion and hearth.

A Overseas Affairs Ministry spokesperson stated officers have but to find out who was accountable.