Iran on Thursday rejected U.S. President Donald TrumpThe peace proposal claims that countries have violated three key terms of the plan before negotiations have even begun. The statement called the ceasefire “unreasonable” and said Iran has “deep-rooted historical distrust” of the United States and has repeatedly violated various forms of commitments.The three violations include failure to comply with Article 1 of the ceasefire in Lebanon, intrusion of drones into Iranian airspace and denial of Iran’s right to enrich uranium.“Our deep-seated historical distrust of the United States stems from its repeated violations of all forms of commitments, a pattern that is regrettably repeated again. As the President of the United States made clear in his message, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s ten-point proposal is “a viable basis for negotiations” and is the main framework for these talks. However, so far, 3 articles of the proposal have been violated,” said a statement shared by MB Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament.The three breaches listed in the statement are:
- Not adhering to the first point of the ten-point proposal for a ceasefire in Lebanon, Prime Minister Sharif also explicitly mentioned and announced an “immediate ceasefire everywhere, including in Lebanon and elsewhere, with immediate effect”;
- An intruding drone entered Iranian airspace and was destroyed in the city of Lal, Fars Province, in clear violation of the terms prohibiting further violations of Iranian airspace;
- Deny Iran the right to enrich uranium, a right contained in Article 6 of the framework.
“Now, before negotiations have even begun, the ‘viable basis for negotiations’ has been blatantly and demonstrably violated. Under these circumstances, a bilateral ceasefire or negotiations are unjustifiable,” the report concluded.Previously, the head of Iran’s nuclear agency had said that protecting Tehran’s right to enrich uranium was “necessary” for ceasefire negotiations.“This is part of what is necessary, but no one is talking about it,” Mohammad Eslami was quoted as saying by the Associated Press, referring to the U.S.’s refusal to recognize uranium enrichment as part of Iran’s 10-point plan for a permanent ceasefire.The United States and Iran are scheduled to hold talks in Islamabad later this weekend.Both the United States and Iran declared the ceasefire agreement a success. However, even after the deal was announced, more drones and missiles struck Iran and Gulf Arab states. Meanwhile, Israel on Wednesday escalated its offensive against Lebanon’s Hezbollah, targeting business and residential areas in Beirut. The attack was the deadliest day of fighting, with at least 182 people dead, and emergency teams continued efforts overnight to find people trapped under the rubble.
