"Pay War Reparations"... Iran and the U.S. Remain Deadlocked on a Ceasefire Deal Despite Trump's Military Pressure

[Financial News] President Donald Trump has again raised the possibility of using military force to pressure Iran into a ceasefire agreement, but Iran has repeated its existing demands.
According to The New York Times (NYT), Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said on social media on the 12th (local time) that Iran's position is that any peace agreement must include compensation, Iran's sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, and the lifting of U.S. sanctions. He added that these are the minimum requirements for a serious and lasting agreement.
He criticized Washington, saying that it is impossible to talk about ending the war while the United States continues its maritime blockade of Iran, impossible to discuss diplomacy while speaking of sanctions, and impossible to discuss regional stability while referring to political and military support that he described as the source of aggression and instability. He said the current U.S. stance is an extension of coercive policy disguised as diplomacy.
He also stressed that if a party that has played a direct role in war, blockade, sanctions, and threats of force rejects Iran's response simply because it is not a surrender document, then it becomes clear that the real issue is not peace, but forcing political will through threats and pressure.
The United States and Iran are currently continuing talks through Pakistan, which is serving as a mediator, but they have repeatedly failed to produce a ceasefire plan that both sides can accept.
As the negotiations have collapsed one after another, Trump expressed strong frustration the previous day, calling Iran's response to the U.S. ceasefire proposal a "stupid proposal" and "garbage."
In an interview with Fox News, he also suggested that he is considering resuming the suspended liberation project, indicating plans to intensify pressure on Iran through military options.
whywani@fnnews.com Hong Chaewan Reporter