JUST IN: Iran Responds To Ceasefire Proposal

Iran is rejecting a U.S. ceasefire push, with Tehran’s state-run media insisting it won’t pause the fighting even as Washington ramps up pressure to wind the war down.

Iran “will not accept a ceasefire offer from the United States,” Iranian state media reported Wednesday, as the conflict that erupted after the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israeli strikes continues to ripple through oil markets and the broader Middle East.

FARS News Agency, a state media outlet aligned with the regime, cited what it called an informed source who claimed the U.S. has intensified efforts to lock in a ceasefire and open indirect talks.

“Iran does not accept a ceasefire,” the source told FARS, according to a translation of the outlet’s Telegram post.

“Basically, it is not logical to enter into such a process with those who violate the agreement,” the source added.

The same source said Iran plans to pursue its “strategic goals” in the war and only after those aims are met would there be any chance the conflict ends, according to FARS.

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The comments amount to another public brush-off from Tehran as President Donald Trump signals he wants leverage and a landing zone, not a messy, open-ended conflict. Trump has said the U.S. and Iran are in negotiations, while Iranian officials continue to deny there are direct talks.

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Earlier Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that Iran has received President Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan. The details of that plan were not disclosed in the report, but it comes as markets remain jumpy over Iran’s threats around the Strait of Hormuz and Washington’s warnings that Tehran won’t be allowed to strangle global shipping indefinitely.

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FARS’ message also underscored the regime’s familiar talking point: Iran wants to frame itself as the aggrieved party while it keeps the region on edge. The U.S. position, meanwhile, has been that any de-escalation requires Tehran to stop playing hostage-taker with global energy routes and stop using violence as its negotiating tactic.

For now, the lines are clear. Trump is floating a deal and a ceasefire framework. Tehran is publicly saying no, betting it can outlast the pressure and still claim victory at home.

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