WASHINGTON, 11 May. - (ANA) - US President Donald Trump angrily rejected Tehran's response to a US peace proposal as "totally unacceptable," while Iranian state media listed what appeared to be no easing of the Islamic republic's demands, including compensation for war damages and control over the Strait of Hormuz.

 

"I have just read the response from Iran's so-called "Representatives." I don't like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!" he wrote in a terse statement on Truth Social on May 10, without indicating if it would bring the return of air strikes over Iran.

 

The posting came shortly after Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency laid out what it said were the terms of Tehran's response, saying demands include the lifting of long-standing sanctions against Iran, the end of the US naval blockade, and guarantees against further attacks.

 

The volatility could tip the Middle East back into open warfare and prolong the worldwide energy crisis sparked by the conflict, with Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz and America’s blockade of Iranian ports still in place. President Donald Trump is expected to use a trip this week to China to urge President Xi Jinping to pressure Iran into making concessions and end the current limbo. Beijing is the biggest buyer of the Islamic Republic’s sanctioned crude oil, giving it leverage.   - (ANA) -

 

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