Trump rejects 'totally unacceptable' Iranian response to US peace proposal: 'I don’t like it'

WASHINGTON, DC: After a major wait, Iran finally sent its response to a US proposal for peace talks, only for President Donald Trump to swiftly reject it, crushing hopes of a near-term breakthrough in the brutal 10-week conflict.

Days after the US floated an offer in ‌hopes of reopening negotiations, Iran sent a proposal through mediators in Pakistan, focused on ending the war on all fronts, especially Lebanon, and on the safety of shipping through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said.

The proposal called for the US Office of Foreign Assets Control to lift sanctions on Iranian oil exports for 30 days and demanded an end to the naval blockade imposed on Iran.

The reports also claimed that Iran’s demands include “Iranian management of the Strait of Hormuz if certain commitments are undertaken by the US.”

Further details about the response were given by the Wall Street Journal, which claimed that Iran has rejected US demands tied to its nuclear program and stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

Instead, Iran reportedly pushed for separate negotiations on nuclear issues, proposing that part of its highly enriched uranium be diluted while the remaining portion be transferred to a third country.

Trump rejects response from Iran’s 'so-called representatives'

Trump, on Sunday, May 10, said that he had examined Iran’s reply to the US peace proposal for ending the Middle East conflict, but ultimately rejected it, calling the response “totally unacceptable.”

 “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called 'Representatives.' I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” he wrote in a post on Truth Social.

However, the POTUS did not provide specifics about Iran’s response or disclose the rationale behind his decision to reject it.

This came after Trump blasted the rogue Mideast country for "playing games" by delaying the historic negotiations. “Iran has been playing games with the United States, and the rest of the World, for 47 years (DELAY, DELAY, DELAY!” he wrote.

“For 47 years the Iranians have been “tapping” us along, keeping us waiting, killing our people with their roadside bombs, destroying protests, and recently wiping out 42,000 innocent, unarmed protestors, and laughing at our now GREAT AGAIN Country. They will be laughing no longer!” he added.

Trump also took aim at former President Barack Obama, claiming he was “great” for Tehran as he gave them “a major and very powerful new lease on life.”

Trump maintains Iran wouldn’t be allowed to develop nuclear weapons

On Sunday, Trump repeated his sentiments of not allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons, vowing to do whatever possible to confiscate the Islamic Republic’s nuclear materials.

“We’ll get that at some point,” the commander-in-chief told 'Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson'. "We have it surveilled. You know, I did a thing called Space Force, and they are watching."

“If somebody walked in, they can tell you his name, his address, the number of his badge,” he said of the technology’s capability, adding, “We have that very well surveilled. If anybody got near the place, we will know about it, and we’ll blow them up.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu echoed Trump’s stance, arguing that the war with Iran cannot truly end as long as Tehran retains an operational nuclear program.

“It’s not over because there’s still nuclear material — enriched uranium — that has to be taken out of Iran,” Netanyahu told CBS News’ '60 Minutes'.

“All that is still there, and there’s work to be done,” he said, noting that to get rid of the nuclear material, “you go in, and you take it out.”