Iran has rejected a U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal and set out its own conditions for ending the war, according to an Iranian regime official’s remarks to state media, which comes as the Trump administration pursues diplomatic contacts through intermediaries in an effort to settle the conflict diplomatically.
An anonymous senior Iranian political-security official told Press TV that Tehran would not accept externally dictated terms, saying that, “Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met.”
The official, who said that Iran’s military would continue inflicting “heavy blows” on its enemies until its demands are met, said Tehran’s conditions include a halt to “aggression and assassinations,” guarantees against future conflict, war reparations, an end to fighting across all fronts including Iran’s regional proxies, and recognition of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz….