Iran has rejected a US-proposed ceasefire in the ongoing conflict, insisting the war will conclude only on its own terms and after a series of non-negotiable conditions are met.
A senior political-security official, quoted in a statement from the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mumbai, dismissed Washington’s overtures as “deceptive” and accused the United States of using talks as cover for further military action.
“Iran will end the war at a time of its own choosing and only if the conditions it has set are fulfilled. It will not allow Trump to determine the timing of the war’s end,” the official said.
Tehran listed specific demands for any truce, including a complete halt to “aggression and acts of assassination,” binding guarantees against future attacks, full payment of war reparations and a region-wide ceasefire involving all allied groups. It also reaffirmed its “natural and legal right” to sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
The statement added that Iran had informed mediators it would not enter negotiations until its conditions were accepted in full.
The rejection deepens the standoff that began after US-Israeli strikes on February 28 killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials. Iranian officials have repeatedly denied earlier US claims of productive talks.
