Iran rejects latest ceasefire proposal as Trump deadline approaches
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Iran rejects a ceasefire proposal, demanding a permanent end to the war as Trump's deadline nears, impacting global oil shipping.
Iran on Monday (April 6, 2026) rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and instead said it wants a permanent end to the war, even as U.S. President Donald Trump's ultimatum approaches.
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“We won't merely accept a ceasefire,” Mojtaba Ferdousi Pour, head of the Iranian diplomatic mission in Cairo, told The Associated Press. “We only accept an end of the war with guarantees that we won't be attacked again.” Iran's state-run IRNA news agency said Tehran had conveyed its response through Pakistan, a key mediator.
Mr. Trump's deadline centres on Tehran opening the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil is shipped in peacetime. Ferdousi Pour said Iranian and Omani officials were working on a mechanism for administering the shipping chokepoint.
Iran's grip on the strait has caused oil prices to surge and shaken the world economy.
Iran's rejection came after Israel struck a key petrochemical plant in the massive South Pars natural gas field and killed two paramilitary Revolutionary Guard commanders.
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