Iran says US making ‘unreasonable’ demands in negotiations to end war

Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says Iran’s proposal to end the conflict, unblock Strait of Hormuz is generous.Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman has accused the United States of presenting “unreasonable” and “one-sided” demands in negotiations aimed at ending the Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38678" data-entity-type="event">US-Israel war on Iran as the two sides maintain a fragile ceasefire.Iran submitted a response to a US proposal to end the two-month war via Pakistan on Sunday, Iranian state media reported. Later that day, US President Donald Trump branded Iran’s terms as “totally unacceptable”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump calls Iran response “totally unacceptable”list 2 of 4Iran may ‘give assurances on the use of nuclear facilities’list 3 of 4Trump says US will not allow Iran to reach enriched uraniumlist 4 of 4Iran war day 73: Trump and Tehran clash over latest peace proposalsend of listAt a news conference on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei insisted that Iran’s proposal to end the conflict and unblock the Strait of Hormuz was legitimate and generous.He called for an end to the war across the region and the release of frozen Iranian assets abroad in response to the latest US proposal.“We did not demand any concessions. Our demand is legitimate: demanding an end to the war, lifting the [US] blockade [on Iranian ports] and piracy, and releasing Iranian assets that have been unjustly frozen in banks due to US pressure,” he said.“Safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and establishing security in the region and Lebanon were other demands of Iran, which are considered a generous and responsible offer for regional security.”Trump made clear in a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday that he would reject Tehran’s counterproposal although he did not offer details on its contents.“I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it – TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” he wrote.