President Donald Trump on Sunday publicly dismissed Iran\u2019s latest response to a U.S. proposal aimed at ending the ongoing conflict, labeling it \u201ctotally unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n
The specifics of Iran\u2019s response were not immediately clear. However, it emerged a day after senior Trump administration officials convened in Miami with Qatar\u2019s prime minister. This meeting occurred as the conflict entered its tenth week, more than a month after a Pakistani-brokered ceasefire agreement was reached between Washington and Tehran.<\/p>\n
Trump conveyed his disapproval, stating, \u201cI have just read the response from Iran\u2019s so-called \u2018Representatives.\u2019 I don\u2019t like it \u2014 TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!\u201d<\/p>\n
A diplomatic source in Tehran, speaking to MS NOW earlier in the day, had characterized the Iranian proposal as a \u201cpositive step,\u201d but cautioned that \u201cany ending is still a long way down the road. Mistrust needs to be seriously reduced and atmospherics need to be substantially improved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier on Sunday, Trump had posted on Truth Social, asserting that Iran \u201chas been playing games with the United States, and the rest of the World, for 47 years.\u201d While he did not then directly address an Iranian response, he issued a stern warning: \u201cThey will be laughing no longer!\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite continued exchanges of hostilities and mirroring naval blockades, Trump has consistently maintained that the ceasefire remains intact. Last week, the U.S. launched strikes against Iran in retaliation for an attack on U.S. Navy destroyers, which Trump initially downplayed as merely \u201ca love tap.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a comprehensive interview aired Sunday on \u201cFull Measure,\u201d Trump claimed the U.S. had struck \u201cprobably 70 percent\u201d of its targets and asserted that Iran possesses \u201cno leaders\u201d and \u201cno military.\u201d Nevertheless, he confirmed that combat operations have not ceased.<\/p>\n
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in an X post on Sunday, declared, \u201cWe will never bow our heads before the enemy, and if talk of dialogue or negotiation arises, it does not mean surrender or retreat.\u201d Concurrently, Iran\u2019s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, issued a warning that \u201cany deployment and stationing of extra-regional destroyers around the Strait of Hormuz, under the pretext of \u2018protecting shipping,\u2019 is nothing but an escalation of the crisis, the militarization of a vital waterway, and an attempt to cover up the true root of insecurity in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, during an interview on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d on Sunday, revealed that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei \u201chas been severely injured\u201d and is \u201cdifficult to get a hold of.\u201d He acknowledged that negotiations are progressing \u201clonger and slower, I think, than anyone would like\u201d but affirmed that \u201cthose negotiations and that diplomacy is ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff held a meeting on Saturday with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott refrained from labeling the discussions as peace talks but confirmed they addressed the \u201cimportance of continued close coordination to deter threats and promote stability and security across the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump administration officials remain resolute in their demand that Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons capabilities. In the most recent ceasefire agreement reached in April, Iran notably rejected the U.S. proposal to suspend all nuclear activity for 20 years, instead reaffirming its sovereign right to enrich uranium.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accusing the nuclear watchdog of becoming politicized. In an X post on Sunday, Baghaei stated, \u201cThe IAEA\u2019s mandate is verification, not political messaging about the Strait of Hormuz, Iran\u2019s missiles, or how Tehran should conduct itself.\u201d He added, \u201cWhen professional impartiality is compromised for political signaling or personal ambition, institutions erode their credibility \u2014 and, over time, their effectiveness as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ongoing conflict continues to exert pressure on the global economy, with American consumers experiencing rising fuel costs. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, in an interview with NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d on Sunday, declined to predict whether gas prices would climb even higher to $5 a gallon, stating, \u201cI can\u2019t predict the price of energy in the short term or even the medium term.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to motorist group AAA, the average gas price per gallon stands at $4.52 and is increasing, compared to last year\u2019s average of $3.14. The Strait of Hormuz \u2013 a critical trade route through which 20% of the world\u2019s oil flows \u2013 remains closed by Iran, despite persistent international calls for the safe passage of cargo ships.<\/p>\n
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