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Iranian chief negotiator says US must accept peace proposal or face 'failure'

Iran has refused to back down in its war with Washington, with military officials warning they are prepared to respond to any renewed US attack.

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00:01U.S. President Donald Trump said the fragile ceasefire with Iran was on its last legs after
00:07rejecting its counteroffer to a U.S. proposal to end the war. He struck down Iran's demands,
00:13which asked for recognition of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz,
00:17war reparations, the lifting of international sanctions, the unfreezing of Iranian assets
00:22held abroad, and an end to the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
00:26Are they stupid people? They didn't want to believe it. They think that, well, I'll get tired of this,
00:31or I'll get bored, or I'll have some pressure, but there's no pressure. There's no pressure at all.
00:36We're going to have a complete victory. After reading that piece of garbage they sent us,
00:40I didn't even finish reading it. They said, I'm not going to waste my time reading it.
00:44I would say it's one of the weakest right now. I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support
00:51where the doctor walks in and says, Sir, your loved one has approximately a 1% chance of living.
01:01Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson denied his country was asking for concessions,
01:06adding that the demands were only Iran's legitimate rights.
01:09The volatility could tip the Middle East back into open warfare and prolong the worldwide energy
01:14crisis sparked by the conflict. With Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz,
01:18and America's blockade of Iranian ports still in place.
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