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Iran-US war latest: Tehran hits back at Trump’s claim that response to peace plan is ‘totally unacceptable’ 60%
By Shweta Sharma0% Alex Croft81%
5/11/2026, 12:33:34 PM
Keywords: Iran, Donald Trump, United States, Pakistan, Tehran, Strait Of Hormuz, Benjamin Netanyahu, Internal
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Tehran has hit back after Donald Trump lashed out at Iran's response to his proposals to end the war as “totally unacceptable”.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran’s proposals had been “generous” and “legitimate” in a news conference on Monday.
Iran is “demanding an end to the war, lifting the (US) blockade and piracy, and releasing Iranian assets that have been unjustly frozen in banks due to US pressure," Mr Baghaei said.
Opening the Strait of Hormuz and ending Israel’s war on Lebanon were other demands, described by Mr Baghaei as “a generous and responsible offer for regional security”.
On Sunday night, the US president had written on his Truth Social platform: "I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’
I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.”
It followed the US proposal to end fighting before starting talks on more contentious issues, including Iran's nuclear program.
Iran also issued a threat to the UK and France, warning that any warships in the Strait of Hormuz “will be met with decisive response”.
Iranian oil sector taking countermeasures against US blockade, says minister
Iran's oil sector has faced some issues since the start of a US maritime blockade on Iranian ports but the oil ministry has taken countermeasures, Iran's oil minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Monday to state TV.
He did not specify which exact measures Iran took.
"During the 40 days of war, our production didn't decrease and the export process was favourable," Mr Paknejad said.
"Naturally, in the days following the (U.S.) blockade, we have faced challenges but measures were taken and this process continues" adding "the enemy is full of delusions."
Trump under pressure to end war ahead of China visit
With Donald Trump due to visit China this week, there has been mounting pressure to draw a line under the war, which has ignited a global energy crisis and poses a growing threat to the world economy.
Tehran has largely blocked non-Iranian shipping through the narrow Strait of Hormuz, which before the war carried one-fifth of the world's oil supply and has emerged as one of the central pressure points in the war.
Addressing whether combat operations against Iran were over, Trump said in remarks aired on Sunday: "They are defeated, but that doesn't mean they're done."
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war was not over because there was "more work to be done" to remove enriched uranium from Iran, dismantle enrichment sites and address Iran's proxies and ballistic missile capabilities.
The best way to remove the enriched uranium would be through diplomacy, Netanyahu said in an interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes," without ruling out removing it by force.
Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian said in a social media post that Iran would "never bow down to the enemy" and would "defend national interests with strength".
Despite diplomatic efforts to break a deadlock, the threat to shipping lanes and the economies of the region remained high.
Iran claims supreme leader recovered from ‘scratch behind the ear’ after reports of serious injury
Iran has claimed supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is suffering from a “small scratch” behind his ear following reports that he sustained life-altering injuries in US-Israeli attacks.
The ayatollah is in “full health” after he suffered injuries to his kneecap and back, the regime said, with their leader having not been publicly seen since the attacks began on 28 February and killed his father Ali Khamenei.
According to reports, Khamenei required plastic surgery on his face and was awaiting a new prosthetic leg.
Four senior Iranian officials who are familiar with the ayatollah’s health told The New York Times earlier this month that the 56-year-old is gravely wounded, but that he is nonetheless mentally in good health.
Iran planned for US blockade's effect on oil sector, minister says
Iran's oil sector has faced some issues since the start of a U.S. maritime blockade on Iranian ports, but the oil ministry has taken countermeasures, Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Monday to state TV, without specifying the measures.
"During the 40 days of war, our production didn't decrease and the export process was favourable," Paknejad said.
"Naturally, in the days following the (U.S.) blockade, we have faced challenges but measures were taken and this process continues" adding "the enemy is full of delusions."
Photos of life inside Iran after US ceasefire proposal falters
Iran responded Sunday to the latest US ceasefire proposal, but president Donald Trump rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” — the latest setback in efforts to end a Persian Gulf standoff that has disrupted shipping and sent energy prices higher.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei contended that Tehran’s proposals had been “generous” and “legitimate” in a news conference on Monday.
Iron Dome nearly 99 per cent effective, maker Rafael's chairman says
Israel's Iron Dome has been nearly 99 per cent effective against missiles from Hamas and Hezbollah militants, the chairman of its maker, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, said on Monday.
Rafael's Yuval Steinitz said that since the 7 October 2023, Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon combined have fired some 40,000 rockets at Israel.
"Iron Dome intercepted most of them with success rates that (are) not 100 per cent but close to 100 per cent.
It's around 98 per cent, even 99 per cent, so it's not perfect, but almost," Steinitz said.
Iran, he said, has fired about 1,500 ballistic missiles at Israel in two rounds of fighting since 2024 and "only several dozens" were not intercepted.
He noted that there was no shortage of missile interceptors.
Pakistan asks Singapore to help repatriate seafarers from US-seized ships
Pakistan has asked Singapore to help facilitate the welfare and repatriation of 11 Pakistani and 20 Iranian seafarers aboard vessels seized by US authorities near Singaporean waters.
Deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar said he raised the matter with Singaporean foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan and remained in close coordination with Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.
Dar said Pakistan was prepared to assist in the safe repatriation of Iranian nationals via Pakistan, while Pakistani authorities continued coordinating with US officials and others to secure the safety and earliest possible return of Pakistani citizens.
No plans to raise duty on gold imports in India despite Iran war impacts - Modi
India has no plans to raise duties on gold and silver imports, a government source said on Monday, one day after prime minister Narendra Modi urged people to avoid buying gold for a year due to the impact of the Iran war.
Modi advised a spate of measures including fuel conservation, work-from-home practices and limits on travel and imports, as a surge in global energy prices puts pressure on the country's foreign exchange reserves.
"In the current situation, we must place great emphasis on saving foreign exchange," he said.
India is the world's second-largest consumer of gold and the largest consumer of silver.
Turkish foreign minister to visit Qatar for talks on Iran war
Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan will visit Qatar on Tuesday for talks on the Iran war, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Monday.
Mr Fidan will discuss the war’s impact on the Gulf and efforts to ensure navigational safety in the Strait of Hormuz.
Nato member Turkey, which neighbours Iran, has been in close contact with the US, Iran and mediator Pakistan since the start of the conflict.
It has called for an end to the conflict, while condemning attacks on Iran and criticising Tehran's strikes on Gulf states as unacceptable.
Mr Fidan will voice Ankara's expectation for navigational safety to be ensured on the Strait of Hormuz and point to the critical need of doing so for regional security and economic stability, the source told Reuters news agency.
He is expected to "state that permanently resolving the conflict in the Gulf is the most urgent priority and exchange views on diplomatic initiatives to achieve this," the source added.
Sam Kiley analysis | A humiliated Trump will be played by China
Donald Trump had expected a “big fat hug” from China when he visits Xi Jinping this week in thanks for reopening the Straits of Hormuz.
He won’t get one though because he’s failed to end the throttling of Beijing’s oil supplies.
Good news for China because Trump is indifferent to his own failure.
Bad news for Taiwan.
Bad news for the West.
Bad news for US allies around the world.
Bad news for democracies in general.
The US president will arrive for his summit with China exasperated that he has achieved none of his many and varied war aims in Iran.
He will arrive having been humiliated by a weaker but dogged regime that survives in Tehran.
The results are likely to be a sudden shift in the tectonic plates of geopolitics to China’s advantage and Beijing has done almost nothing to deliver it.
The key to understand this lies in Trump’s psychology.
Vain and peevish he has blundered, alongside Israel, into a war with Iran that had obvious dangerous consequences, and now has to find a way to get out of it without looking weak.
He has threatened to reinforce failure with a genocidal threat to wipe out a whole civilization.
But when he is in the room with Xi, it is membership of the club that Trump wants, needs, most.
He needs to feel that he is an equal, or a first among equals, among the world’s most powerful and unhindered authoritarian leaders and he’ll do almost anything to win their approval.
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