Iran has rejected a US proposal to end the war with the Islamic Republic, setting out its own conditions for peace according to state media, even as Iran's foreign minister said Tehran does not plan to negotiate with the US.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that Iran intended to keep fighting, after US President Donald Trump said Washington had proposed a peace plan.
"At present, our policy is the continuation of resistance," Araghchi said on state TV.
"We do not intend to negotiate. So far, no negotiations have taken place, and I believe our position is completely principled," adding that Iran is sending messages through mediators but has not spoken to the US.
Araghchi, however, added that Iran demands a permanent end to the war and compensation for destruction. He also taunted the US, saying it had failed to protect Gulf states despite its bases in the region.
His statements came after a report detailing Iran's response to a US proposal to end the war.
"Iran has responded negatively" to the American proposal, an unidentified official told Iran’s Press TV on Wednesday, referring to a 15-point ceasefire deal floated by the Trump administration and delivered to the Iranians by Pakistan.
"The end of the war will occur when Iran decides it should end, not when Trump envisions its conclusion," the Iranian official added.