An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has accused Donald Trump of “betraying diplomacy for the third time” in his response to a current peace proposal.
Mohsen Rezaei was pointed at Trump’s continuing a naval blockade imposed on Iran and what he described as excessive demands in negotiations, as he blamed the White House for the failure to reach a peace deal.
The US president ended a White House meeting on Iran on Friday without announcing whether he would approve a proposed agreement with Tehran, despite saying earlier he would make a “final determination”.
Instead, the US president outlined a series of demands on Truth Social, including that Iran “must agree” never to possess a nuclear weapon and reopen the Strait of Hormuz without collecting any toll.
He also said Iran’s uranium stockpile would either be handed over to the US or destroyed under international supervision.
The proposed memorandum of understanding would reportedly extend the ceasefire by 60 days, reopen shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and pave the way for talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.
