Trump: New Proposal Presented After Iran Negotiations Collapse
On April 25, Trump revealed that following the U.S. withdrawal of its negotiating representatives and the collapse of U.S.-Iran talks, Iran proactively submitted a revised peace agreement draft.
When asked why the U.S. had dispatched negotiators to Pakistan just yesterday only to recall them urgently the next day, Trump responded that there had been no substantial change in the situation, and that Iran's initial proposal lacked completeness and demonstrated insufficient sincerity.
"Interestingly, I just halted all negotiations, and within ten minutes, Iran sent us a completely new revised version—far more comprehensive."
Trump stated that Iran had made several concessions this time, but still fell short of U.S. demands.
Regarding ceasefire matters, Trump candidly admitted that extending the temporary ceasefire agreement was not currently under consideration.
"We won’t waste ten hours flying back and forth just to secure a deal. Going forward, communication will primarily be conducted via phone. Iran can contact us at any time. Let me reiterate: the initiative is entirely in our hands. Iran’s military is nearly collapsed; its leadership is fractured and leaderless, with no one clear about who actually holds power—even the Iranian authorities themselves are confused and inconsistent in their stance."
The previously planned ceasefire negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, failed before they even began. Both sides withdrew their negotiation teams. Trump attributed the failure to serious internal divisions and factional disagreements within Iran’s leadership.
After arriving in Pakistan, Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi met with local officials but never managed to meet with U.S. counterparts, ultimately returning without achieving any progress. Iran explicitly stated: it refuses to resume direct talks with the United States and will not accept the U.S.-imposed stringent and coercive conditions.
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