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US President Donald Trump on Monday, May 11, rejected Iran’s reply to a US-backed proposal aimed at ending the ongoing conflict, calling Tehran’s response “totally unacceptable” amid continuing tensions across the Middle East.

On the 73rd day of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Trump said he had reviewed the message delivered through Pakistani mediation but offered no details about the contents of the Iranian response.

“I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The message from Tehran was delivered through Pakistani mediation amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to contain the conflict.

Iranian state media said Tehran had sought an immediate cessation of fighting along with assurances over maritime safety in the Strait of Hormuz. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Iranian position did not satisfy Washington’s expectations concerning Tehran’s nuclear commitments.

The latest developments underscored growing international concern over the widening conflict and its potential impact on regional security, energy supplies and global shipping routes.

Iran rejects US proposal as ‘surrender to Trump’s greed’

Iranian state media defended Tehran’s latest response to Washington after US President Donald Trump dismissed the proposal as “totally unacceptable”.

In a statement shared on Telegram, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB said Tehran’s reply “emphasises the fundamental rights of the Iranian nation” and accused the United States of demanding “surrender to Trump’s greed”.

According to IRIB, Tehran’s proposal called for war reparations from the United States, recognition of Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of sanctions. The broadcaster also said Iran demanded the release of frozen Iranian assets held abroad as part of any agreement to end the conflict.