Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Proposal Not Good Enough
Citing US, Israeli, and regional sources, the report said chances of reaching even a partial deal within the next 48 hours remain slim
WASHINGTON, United States: US President Donald Trump said Monday that a proposed 45-day ceasefire with Iran was a "very significant step" but "not good enough" for him to sign, as Iranian officials vowed to keep fighting.
Talk of a ceasefire came as the US and Israel struck targets across Iran, including major petrochemical facilities, while time ticked down to Trump's Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its civilian infrastructure.
Meanwhile Iran continued missile and drone attacks around the region.
Trump said intermediaries between the US and Iran "are negotiating now" on improving the ceasefire proposal, which US media reported was being mediated by Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey.
"It's not good enough, but it's a very significant step," he told reporters at the White House.
Trump added that he would still go through with his threat against civilian targets if a deal is not reached.
Iran's IRNA state news agency said Tehran "has rejected a ceasefire and insists on the need for a definitive end to the conflict" in a message relayed to America via Pakistan.
Neither Trump nor IRNA named any specifics of the proposed ceasefire.
Iran's military would "continue the war as long as the political authorities see fit", army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia told the ISNA news agency. — AFP
Tehran Rejects Latest Ceasefire
TEHRAN: Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency says Tehran has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and wants a permanent end to the war.
The report comes shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz or see its power plants and bridges attacked.
The news agency said Iran had conveyed its response to the U.S. through Pakistan.
“We won’t merely accept a ceasefire,” Mojtaba Ferdousi Pour, head of the Iranian diplomatic mission in Cairo, told The Associated Press on Monday. “We only accept an end of the war with guarantees that we won’t be attacked again.”
On the Strait of Hormuz, Ferdousi Pour said Iranian and Omani officials were working on a mechanism for administrating the shipping chokepoint.
Israel Says It Killed The Head Of Intelligence For Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
The head of intelligence for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, was killed, according to Iranian state media. Israel claimed the killing Monday. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said: “Iran’s leaders live with a sense of being targeted. We will continue to hunt them down one by one.”
Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks on Iran on Monday, killing more than 25 people. Iran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loomed. Trump gave Tehran a deadline that expires Monday night Washington time, saying if no deal was reached to reopen the strait, the U.S. would hit Iran’s power plants and other infrastructure targets and set the country “back to the stone ages.” Following Trump’s expletive-laced threat on Easter Sunday, Iran’s parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf called the threats of targeting Iran’s infrastructure “reckless.”
US, Iran Discuss 45-Day Ceasefire: Report
With a deadline set by US President Donald Trump fast approaching, the US, Iran, and regional mediators are discussing terms for a possible 45-day ceasefire that could eventually lead to a permanent end to the war, according to Axios.
Citing US, Israeli, and regional sources, the report said chances of reaching even a partial deal within the next 48 hours remain slim. Mediators have warned Iranian officials that time is running out and that this window represents the last opportunity to avoid large-scale destruction.
These urgent negotiations come amid fears of a major escalation, including potential US-Israeli strikes on Iran’s civilian infrastructure and possible retaliatory attacks on energy and water facilities in Gulf countries.
The original 10-day deadline given to Iran was set to expire Monday evening but was extended by 20 hours, with a new deadline of Tuesday at 8 pm ET announced by Trump on Truth Social. Sources say plans for a large-scale bombing campaign targeting Iran’s energy facilities are ready, though the extension aims to allow one final chance for diplomacy.
Negotiations are being conducted through mediators from Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey, along with direct message exchanges between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. However, Iran has not accepted any of the proposals put forward so far.
The proposed deal involves two phases. The first would be a 45-day ceasefire, during which further negotiations toward a permanent resolution would take place. This ceasefire could be extended if needed.
The second phase would focus on ending the war completely. Key issues include reopening the Strait of Hormuz and addressing Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, either through removal or dilution.
Iran considers these issues major bargaining chips and is unlikely to fully concede them in exchange for only a temporary ceasefire. Mediators are exploring whether Iran can take partial steps during the initial phase while also seeking assurances from the US that the ceasefire will lead to a lasting peace.
Iranian officials have emphasized they do not want a situation similar to Gaza or Lebanon, where ceasefires exist on paper but are frequently broken. Mediators are also working on confidence-building measures from Washington to address Iran’s concerns.
The White House has declined to comment on the negotiations. Meanwhile, regional mediators remain concerned that any military escalation could severely impact Gulf nations’ critical infrastructure.
Amid the rising tensions, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy stated that conditions in the Strait of Hormuz will “never return” to their previous state, particularly for the US and Israel.
Airstrike in Irani City of Eslamshar Kills At Least 13
An airstrike early Monday struck a residential building in a city southwest of Iran’s capital, Tehran, killing at least 13 people, Iranian media reported.
The semiofficial Fars news agency and Nour News reported the strike near Eslamshar.
It wasn’t clear why the building had been struck.
Neither Israel nor the United States claimed the strikes early Monday, but they came after Trump issued a profanity-laced threat to Iran that it must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Airstrike in Irani City of Qom Kills At Least 5
The state-run IRAN daily newspaper said in an online message that an airstrike in a residential area of Qom killed at least five people. Qom is a holy Shiite seminary city just south of Tehran.
It wasn’t unclear what the target of the strike was.
Iran has not provided overall casualty figures from the war in days. It also hasn’t discussed its materiel losses.
Live Updates
- 6 April 2026 12:06 PM IST
Iranian missiles hit central Israel
Israel rescue services reported Monday morning several sites were hit by missiles launched from Iran towards multiple cities in the center of Israel.
In Petah Tikva, paramedics provided medical treatment to an injured woman in serious condition with a chest injury from shrapnel and evacuated her to the Beilinson Hospital.
Fire fighters in that city are handling cars on fire and continue searching to ensure there are no people trapped in the rubble.
In Tel Aviv, a man slightly injured by glass shrapnel was evacuated to the Ichilov Hospital.
Footage provided by rescue service Magen David Adom shows damage to residential buildings due to the attack.
- 6 April 2026 12:06 PM IST
Iranian missiles strike several locations in Haifa
Israel’s Magen David Adom and Fire and Rescue services said early Monday that there are several reported sites of Iranian missile hits in the northern city of Haifa.
In one site, four people were slightly injured, including two children.
The missile attacks hit residential areas and a factory in the city.
The factory was hit by shrapnel from an interception.
It is unclear if all the reported hits were caused by shrapnel from interception or direct hits.
Video footage provided by Magen David Adom of the affected sites show active fire and bombed cars in what appears to be a residential area.
The missile strikes come a day after another attack from Iran also hit a Haifa residential area, killing two people and injuring others.
Two other people remain missing under the rubble caused by Sunday’s strike and their fate is still unknown.
- 6 April 2026 10:32 AM IST
Oil benchmarks open above $110
Crude oil prices opened higher on Monday as the war in the Middle East continues to squeeze global energy supplies.
North Sea Brent crude increased 1.16 percent to $110.30 a barrel, while the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was up 1.86 percent to $113.62 a barrel. - 6 April 2026 10:31 AM IST
Strikes on Gulf states
Kuwait's army said its air defences were working to intercept missiles and drones fired towards the Gulf nation's territory.
The country previously said it was responding to similar attacks overnight.The United Arab Emirates defence ministry said its air defences were responding to a missile and drone attack. - 6 April 2026 10:30 AM IST
Iran threatens 'devastating' retaliation
Iran's central military command warned of "much more devastating" retaliation if its adversaries hit civilian targets.
"If attacks on civilian targets are repeated, the next stages of our offensive and retaliatory operations will be much more devastating and widespread," a spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said, according to state broadcaster IRIB.US President Donald Trump previously threatened to destroy Iran's civilian infrastructure if Tehran does not strike a deal to reopen the Gulf to shipping. - 6 April 2026 10:29 AM IST
Strikes on Tehran
Israel's army said it had completed a wave of strikes against "regime targets" in Tehran.
Iranian local media also reported several attacks on residential areas across Tehran.Gas outages hit parts of the capital after a strike on a university, according to Iran's state broadcaster IRIB. - 6 April 2026 7:14 AM IST
Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time: Trump Extends Iran Deadline
Donald Trump has extended his deadline to Iran as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate, particularly over the reopening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Posting on Truth Social, Trump announced a new deadline of “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” In a strongly worded message, Trump warned Tehran to either “make a deal” or reopen the Strait, threatening severe consequences. Read more:
