Iran rejects latest ceasefire proposal as Trump deadline looms

“They made a proposal, and it’s a significant proposal. It’s a significant step. It’s not good enough, but it’s a very significant step,” Trump said at the White House.

Rosaleen Carroll

Apr 6, 2026

Iran has rejected a proposal for a temporary ceasefire, state media reported on Monday, as US President Donald Trump’s deadline to strike Iran’s power plants and bridges approaches if no agreement is reached.

Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Monday that Iran had responded, through third party mediators, to a proposal for a 45-day ceasefire with a list of 10 demands, focusing on a permanent end to the war rather than a temporary pause.

Trump told reporters on Monday that the latest proposal “significant” but “not good enough.” “They made a proposal, and it’s a significant proposal. It’s a significant step. It’s not good enough, but it’s a very significant step,” Trump said at the White House. It is unclear whether he was referring to the 45-day ceasefire or the 10-point response submitted by Iran.

The Associated Press reported that mediators from Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey sent a proposal to Washington and Tehran with terms including a ceasefire lasting 45 days and the Strait of Hormuz reopening.

According to IRNA, Iran's demands include “an end to hostilities in the region, a protocol ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as reconstruction and the lifting of sanctions.” The report said that Iran has presented its response to Pakistan.

Earlier on Monday, in remarks carried by Iranian media, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that Tehran is seeking “an end to the war and to prevent its recurrence.” He added that Iran had prepared a response to the latest proposal, which he called “excessive, unusual, and illogical.”

President Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday that without a deal with Iran, Tuesday would be “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” indicating that the US would attack civilian infrastructure. He followed up with another post indicating that Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET was the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — a narrow waterway off Iran’s coast that has come to a near halt amid the war.

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