Iran mediators ‘reject temporary ceasefire’ after receiving new plan to end war
Iran mediators ‘reject temporary ceasefire’ after receiving new plan to end war
Iran mediators ‘reject temporary ceasefire’ after receiving new plan to end war
The US president appears to have extended his stated deadline for strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure to Tuesday evening
Trump on Sunday told Iran to “open the F***in’ Strait” or face “living in hell” in an extraordinary outburst on Truth Social, but continued to insist that negotiations with Tehran were ongoing.
Trump’s 10-day deadline to Iran was set to expire on Monday, before he appeared to present a new deadline of 8pm ET on Tuesday (1am Wednesday BST) in another post on social media.
A source close to ongoing diplomatic efforts told Reuters that both Iran and the US have now received a ‘two-tier proposal’ to end the war, which includes a ceasefire and a more permanent plan to end hostilities.
The framework to end hostilities was apparently put together by Pakistan and exchanged with Iran and the US overnight.
"All elements need to be agreed today," the source said, adding the initial understanding would be structured as a memorandum of understanding finalised through Pakistan, the sole communication channel in the talks.