US, Iran receive draft ceasefire proposal: Reports

The U.S. and Iran have received a draft ceasefire proposal from third-party mediators to halt their ongoing conflict, according to multiple reports. 

The Associated Press, citing two officials in the Middle East, 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.

The officials said that the U.S. and Iran had not provided a response to the proposal.

Iran’s government said it and the U.S. were sending messages to each other, The New York Times reported, with Tehran not confirming ceasefire plans.

On Sunday morning, President Trump slammed Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. He threatened to strike the country’s civilian infrastructure and pressed Tehran to “open the F—in’ Strait, you crazy bastards.”

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F—in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

The day before, Trump threatened to rain “all hell” down on Iran as the U.S. headed toward a self-imposed deadline on Monday for the Middle Eastern country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, an important waterway for the oil industry essentially closed since the U.S.-Israel conflict against Iran began.

In a phone interview with The Hill on Sunday, Trump said he was not ruling out troops on the ground in Iran if the country does not come to a deal.

“Normal people would make a deal. Smart people would make a deal,” the president said. “If they were smart they would make a deal.” 

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