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U.S. and Iran Exchange Proposals to Extend Ceasefire
President Donald Trump dismissed Iran's counterproposal to end the 10-week war that began Feb. 28, calling it totally unacceptable hours after Tehran delivered its reply through Pakistani mediators. The response came as Russian strikes wounded at least nine people in Ukraine on the second day of a three-day ceasefire Trump announced Friday. Oil prices jumped more than 3 percent on the news.
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U.S. " Trump accused Iran of "playing games with the United States, and the rest of the World" in a separate post the same day. Iran had delivered its formal reply to Pakistani mediators earlier Sunday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.
U.S. The proposal centered on a potential 14-point memorandum of understanding between the two sides. Iran's response stressed the need for an end to the war on all fronts, including the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon, according to Tasnim news agency.
U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, and unfreezing of assets. Iran offered to transfer part of its highly enriched uranium stockpile to a third country and dilute the remainder but refused to dismantle its nuclear facilities, demanding guarantees the uranium would be returned if talks fail, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Points of contention remain centered on when and if nuclear enrichment will be discussed. U.S. proposal included freezing uranium enrichment for a minimum of 12 years and taking it out of Iran.
The two countries have been discussing a 30-day extension to the cease-fire and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. A source familiar with the matter told IRNA that the current phase of negotiations is focused exclusively on the cessation of hostilities in the region.
Iran's state broadcaster said the response remained in line with previous positions, including readiness to continue the ceasefire in exchange for reciprocal opening of the Strait of Hormuz and advancing negotiations on ending the war in the region.
U.S. and Iran began on Feb. 28. U.S.
Proposal to end 10 weeks of war, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported. U.S. oil prices jumped 3 percent to $98 a barrel after Trump's statement, BNONews reported. 50 a barrel.
