Trump calls Iran's response to US peace proposal 'totally unacceptable'
Key takeaways
- Iran rejected the latest US peace proposal on Sunday, prompting a swift dismissal from Donald Trump, who called the response “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” on social media.
- By: FRANCE 24 President Donald Trump speaks at a luncheon for mothers on May 8, 2026, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.
- Washington’s latest proposal addressed a deal to end the war, reopen the strait and roll back Iran’s nuclear programme.
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Iran rejected the latest US peace proposal on Sunday, prompting a swift dismissal from Donald Trump, who called the response “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” on social media. The exchange marks another setback in efforts to ease tensions in the Persian Gulf, where disrupted shipping and rising energy prices continue to fuel global concern.
By: FRANCE 24 President Donald Trump speaks at a luncheon for mothers on May 8, 2026, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. © Jacquelyn Martin, AP Iran sent its response to the latest US proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but US President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” – the latest setback to efforts to resolve the standoff in the Persian Gulf that has throttled shipping and sent energy prices soaring.
Iranian state television reported that Tehran rejected the US proposal as amounting to surrender, insisting instead on “war reparations by the US, full Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to sanctions, and the release of seized Iranian assets.”