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U.S. President Donald Trump said most of Iran's 10-point peace proposal had been "fully negotiated" and refused to characterize Tehran's demands as "maximalist," directly contradicting Iran's own framing of the ceasefire, in a brief phone call with Sky News early Wednesday.
He also declared the United States had achieved a "complete victory" and warned of swift military resumption if talks collapse.
When pressed on Iran's 10-point plan, which Tehran's Supreme National Security Council publicly released to include demands the U.S. has historically rejected, including Iranian operational control of the Strait of Hormuz, removal of all sanctions, and withdrawal of all U.S. forces from the region, Trump disputed the characterization.
"They're very good points, and most of them have been fully negotiated," Trump stated.
Asked whether Iran's demands were not actually workable proposals America could agree to, Trump replied: "You don't know what the points are. I know what they are."
He declined to describe Iran's proposal as maximalist.
Trump made clear that the ceasefire's durability depends on the negotiations that follow.
"If the ceasefire and negotiations are not good, we will go right back to it very easily," he said.
Less than 24 hours before the call, Trump had been threatening to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges and warning that "a whole civilization would die."
The ceasefire was announced just before his own deadline expired.
Since Feb. 28, U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have killed more than 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran retaliated with drone and missile strikes across the Gulf while restricting movement through the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy markets and aviation.
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