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Iran has conveyed its \u200bresponse to the \u200cUS proposal for ending the war \u200bto intermediary Pakistan, rejecting \u200ba ceasefire and emphasising \u2060the necessity \u200bof a permanent end \u200bto the war, the official IRNA<\/em> news \u200bagency said on \u200bMonday.<\/p>\n The Iranian response consisted of 10 clauses, including an end to conflicts in the region, a protocol for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, lifting of sanctions, and reconstruction, the agency added.<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to rain \u201chell\u201d<\/a> on Tehran if it did not make a deal by 8pm EDT Tuesday (midnight GMT) to open the vital route for global energy supplies, rejected the Iranian proposal on Monday and said his deadline was final.<\/p>\n \u201cThey made a proposal, and it\u2019s a significant proposal. It\u2019s a significant step. It\u2019s not good enough,\u201d Trump told reporters at an annual White House Easter event, referring to Iran.<\/p>\n Iran responded to US and Israeli attacks in February by effectively closing Hormuz, a conduit for about a fifth of the world\u2019s oil and natural gas supply. The waterway\u2019s stranglehold on the global economy has proved a powerful Iranian bargaining chip, and on Monday, it showed reluctance to relinquish it too easily.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Tehran\u2019s demands \u201cshould not be interpreted as a sign of compromise, but rather as a reflection of its confidence in defending its positions.\u201d He added that earlier US demands, such as a 15-point plan<\/a>, were rejected as \u201cexcessive\u201d.<\/p>\n A White House official told Reuters<\/em> that Washington\u2019s ceasefire proposal was \u201cone of many ideas, and (Trump) has not signed off on it. Operation Epic Fury continues\u201d.<\/p>\n In a post laden with expletives on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump threatened further strikes on Iranian energy and transport infrastructure if Iran failed to make a deal and reopen the Strait by Tuesday.<\/p>\n Anwar Gargash, an adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates, said any settlement must guarantee access through Hormuz. He warned that a deal that failed to rein in Iran\u2019s nuclear programme and its missiles and drones would pave the way for \u201ca more dangerous, more volatile Middle East\u201d.<\/p>\n Fresh aerial strikes were reported across the region on Monday, more than five weeks since the US and Israel began pounding Iran in a war that has killed thousands and damaged economies by sending oil prices surging.<\/p>\n Iranian state media said the Revolutionary Guards\u2019 intelligence chief, Majid Khademi, had been assassinated. Israel on Monday claimed responsibility for his assassination.<\/p>\n A US-Israeli attack hit the data centre at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, damaging infrastructure underpinning the country\u2019s national artificial intelligence platform and thousands of other services, Fars News Agency<\/em> said on Sunday.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/a>Ceasefire proposal \u2018one of many ideas\u2019<\/h2>\n
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