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Iran has rejected a proposed ceasefire in its war with the United States and Israel and said it will only accept a permanent end to the conflict with guarantees against future attacks, according to state media reports and comments carried by The Associated Press.
Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported Monday that Tehran had conveyed its response to the United States through Pakistan, which it described as a key mediator. The response, according to IRNA, rejected a ceasefire and insisted on what it called the need for a definitive end to the conflict.
The reported Iranian response came ahead of a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump to begin bombing Iranian energy and infrastructure.
Iran's proposal rejects a temporary ceasefire while emphasizing the need for a permanent end to the war that respects Iran's considerations.
The report said Iran's response was set out in 10 points.
"We won't merely accept a ceasefire," Mojtaba Ferdousi Pour, head of the Iranian diplomatic mission in Cairo, told The Associated Press on Monday. "We only accept an end of the war with guarantees that we won't be attacked again."
IRNA also said Iran had rejected a ceasefire and insisted on the need for a definitive end to the conflict.
According to the IRNA report, Iran's response included a set of demands alongside its rejection of a ceasefire.
Those demands included an end to conflicts in the region, a protocol for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, reconstruction and the lifting of sanctions.
IRNA said Tehran had conveyed its answer to the American proposal through Pakistan, but did not disclose details of what the U.S. offer contained.
The reports said Iran had made clear it was not prepared to accept a temporary truce and was instead seeking a broader arrangement centered on a permanent end to the war and guarantees against renewed attack.
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