Trump rejects ‘unacceptable’ Iranian response after call with Netanyahu
The Islamic Republic has demanded the removal of US sanctions, a full ceasefire in
Lebanon, freedom to export oil, and control over the Strait of Hormuz
11.05.2026
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Source:https://thecradle.co/articles/trump-rejects-unacceptable-iranian-response-after-call-with-netanyahu
US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to the new ceasefire proposal
from Washington late on 10 May, calling it “unacceptable” right after a phone call
with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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US President Donald Trump on Iran's response to Washington's proposal, after a phonecall
with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu:
"I have just read the response from Iran's so called 'Representatives.' I don't like
it – TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!"
Trump also told Axios that he does not “like their letter.” He went on to call the
Iranian response “inappropriate.”
"They have been tapping along many nations for 47 years," Trump added.
The president also said he “discussed the Iranian response” with Netanyahu. "It was
a very nice call. We have a good relationship," Trump said, adding that the Iran
talks are “my situation not everybody else’s.”
"We just saw the reaction of the so-called president of the US to Iran's response.
It has no importance; No one in Iran writes proposals to please Trump. The negotiating
team should draft proposals only for the rights of the Iranian people, and when Trump
is dissatisfied with them, naturally that is better," an informed source told Iran’s
Tasnim News Agency.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Iran’s response was “reasonable,” while blaming Tel
Aviv for Washington’s position.
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Iran says its counterproposal was reasonable as Washington maintains 'excessive demands'
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tehran’s counterproposal to
the United States was based on legitimate demands, asking whether ending what he
described as acts of
“All of our issues were supposed to be discussed, but we regret that the American
side continues to insist on unreasonable demands based on a mentality created by
the Zionist regime,” said spokesman Esmail Baghaei.
A diplomatic source told Al-Mayadeen that Iran’s response includes an end to the
US blockade, freedom to export oil, a ceasefire in Lebanon, removal of US sanctions,
the unfreezing of Iranian assets, and control over the Strait of Hormuz.
“Washington must include an immediate end to the war upon its announcement, and must
include 30 days of negotiations to discuss the details after the cessation of hostilities,”
the source said.
Lebanon in particular is a “red line,” the source stressed.
According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Tehran’s response includes an immediate
end to the war and a gradual lifting of both the US blockade and the opening of the
Strait of Hormuz.
WSJ also claimed Iran is proposing to dilute some of its enriched uranium and send
the rest to a third country that is not the US. The report also says it wants guarantees
that the uranium will be sent back if talks collapse.
Additionally, the report said Iran is willing to suspend uranium enrichment for a
period of time shorter than the 20 years proposed by Washington.
The US has maintained an illegal blockade of Iranian ports since the ceasefire began.
Washington violated the truce days ago by attacking several vessels and bombing Iran’s
coast. Iranian forces targeted two US military vessels in response. The next day,
skirmishes broke out between Iranian and US forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
Spokesperson for the Iranian parliament’s Foreign Policy and National Security Committee,
Ebrahim Rezaei, said on 10 May that Tehran will strike US military bases and vessels
in response to any new violations from Washington – stressing that “restraint has
come to an end.”
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered the country’s forces to continue
military operations against the US and Israel, according to a report by Iranian public
broadcaster IRIB released on 10 May.
