Iran Receives United States Response to War-Ending Proposal

Iranian officials indicated they received an official U.S. response to Tehran’s proposal to end the seven-month war but did not say if it was a rejection. U.S. President Donald Trump publicly dismissed the plan a few days ago. The response came as oil and fuel exports neared prewar levels with alternate routes.

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response to latest offer on ending the war Iranian officials indicated Wednesday they have received an official U.S. response to Tehran’s latest proposal to end the seven-month war, which U.S. President Donald Trump had publicly rejected just days earlier.

The officials did not say what the response contained and whether it was a rejection. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the U.S. response to President Masoud Pezeshkian at a Cabinet meeting, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told the state-run IRNA news agency. 

“We will make every effort to bring the agreement to fruition and will firmly stand up for the rights of the Iranian people,” Pezeshkian said. “The agreement must now be based on a win-win strategy.”