Tensions in the Middle East reached a new peak on Wednesday after Iran officially rejected United States President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
Iran announced the decision to reject Trump’s peace plan through its state-run media, with officials labeling the White House’s 15-point roadmap as “excessive” and “disconnected from reality.”
This comes after reports emerged that officials from Afghanistan submitted a 15-point peace plan proposal from Trump to Iran on Wednesday.
It was gathered that the proposal outlined a path toward a ceasefire, combining sweeping military demands with the promise of economic revival.
One of the demands was said to be the permanent closure of the Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow nuclear facilities.
Also, it was gathered that the U.S is demanding the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.
However, Iran has officially rejected Trump’s peace plan.
“Iran has responded negatively to an American proposal aimed at ending the ongoing imposed war,” the official said, according to the English-language broadcaster Press TV.
“The end of the war will occur when Iran decides it should end, not when Trump envisions its conclusion.”
Citing a senior political-security official, Press TV outlined five non-negotiable conditions that Iran said must be met before hostilities can cease.
These demands directly challenge the primary goals of the Trump administration’s regional strategy.
Press TV hasn’t named the official, nor their rank or title, but reports the official says: “Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met.”
According to Press TV, the official outlined five conditions, including:
• A complete halt to “aggression and assassinations” by the enemy
• The establishment of concrete mechanisms to ensure that the war is not reimposed on the Islamic Republic
• Guaranteed and clearly defined payment of war damages and reparations
• The conclusion of the war across all fronts and for all resistance groups involved throughout the region
• International recognition and guarantees regarding Iran’s sovereign right to exercise authority over the Strait of Hormuz
Press TV says Washington has been pursuing talks through various diplomatic channels, but Tehran sees the proposals as “excessive”
The latest development comes after Iran’s Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which commands the regular military and the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, dismissed negotiations with the U.S. Iranian leaders have repeatedly denied talks are happening, while acknowledging that the foreign minister is in contact with various countries but not the U.S. or Israel.
“Our first and last word has been the same from day one, and it will stay that way: Someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you,” Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for the headquarters, said in the video statement aired on state television. “Not now, not ever.”
