Washington/Islamabad: Iran has submitted a fresh proposal to the US to end the two-month war as the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s key sea route in the Persian Gulf, remains blocked for petroleum trade, but US President Donald Trump said he is “not satisfied”.
“They want to make a deal, I’m not satisfied with it, so we’ll see what happens. At this moment, I’m not satisfied with what they’re offering,” Trump told reporters Friday at the White House.
The new proposal came amid Trump’s claims that Iran was dying to make a deal to end the war as its economy was in dire straits after Washington unleashed Economic Fury against Tehran.
But, U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the war between the countries, saying Friday he still was not satisfied while blaming Iran’s “fractured” leadership.
Trump turned back the latest proposal almost as soon as it was delivered. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported that Iran handed over its plan to mediators in Pakistan on Thursday night.
“They want to make a deal, I’m not satisfied with it, so we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters Friday at the White House, without elaborating on what he saw as its shortcomings.
The shaky three-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran appears to still be holding though both countries have traded accusations of violations.
While the ceasefire has largely halted fighting in Iran, the U.S. and Iran are locked in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas passes in peacetime. A U.S. Navy blockade stopping Iran’s tankers from getting out to sea has Iran’s economic reeling. The world economy is also under pressure as Iran maintains its chokehold on the strait.
