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Iran says it is reviewing a U.S. ceasefire plan but no talks

The Hindu · · 848 words · By Reuters

The article reports on the escalating conflict between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, including statements from Trump, Iranian officials, and international reactions. It details military actions, diplomatic negotiations, and global economic impacts such as energy shortages and food insecurity. The piece presents multiple perspectives without overtly endorsing any side.

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“U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was desperate to make a deal to end nearly four weeks of fighting, contradicting the Iranian Foreign Minister who said his country was reviewing a U.S. proposal but had no intention of holding talks to wind down the conflict.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
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“Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said while there had been no dialogue or negotiation with the U.S., various messages had been exchanged through intermediaries.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abbas Araghchi (Persian: عباس عراقچی [ʔæbˌbɒːse æɾɒːˈɢtʃi] ; also spelled Araqchi, born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since Augu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ballistic missile program of Iran is the largest in the Middle East and plays a key role in Iran's military and defense strategy, pursuit of regional power projection, and other geopolitical goals…
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“Mr. Trump, speaking later on Wednesday (March 25) at an event in Washington, said Iranian leaders 'are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a deal so badly, but they’re afraid to say it because they will be killed by their own people. They’re also afraid they’ll be killed by us.'”
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“Mr. Trump has not identified who the U.S. is negotiating with in Iran, with many high-ranking officials among the thousands of people that killed across the West Asia since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28 and Iran launched strikes against Israel, U.S. bases and Gulf states.”
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“Iran’s supreme commander Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day of the conflict by an Israeli strike and was replaced by his son Mojtaba, who has been wounded in strikes and not been seen in any photograph or video clip since his appointment.”
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“The fallout from the conflict, which has caused the worst energy shock in history, has spread far beyond the region. With the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas, effectively closed, fuel shortages are occurring around the globe and businesses from airlines to supermarkets and used car dealers are grappling with challenges including rising costs, weakening demand and disrupted supply chains.”
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“Farmers are struggling to source diesel for their tractors and tens of millions more people will face acute hunger if the war continues into June, the World Food Programme estimates.”
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“A 15-point U.S. proposal to end the conflict, sent through Pakistan to Iran, calls for removing Iran’s stocks of highly enriched uranium, halting enrichment, curbing its ballistic missile programme and cutting off funding for regional allies, according to three Israeli cabinet sources familiar with the plan.”
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“The White House declined to disclose specifics of its proposal and threatened to escalate its strikes.”
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“Israeli officials expressed skepticism that Iran would agree to the terms, and that Israel was concerned U.S. negotiators might make concessions. Israel also wants any agreement to preserve its option to conduct pre-emptive strikes, a second source said. Additionally, Iran has told intermediaries that Lebanon must be included in any ceasefire agreement with the U.S. and Israel, six regional sources familiar with Iran’s position said.”
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“Hopes of a resolution to the conflict that had boosted global stock markets the previous session faded on Thursday, with oil prices resuming their surge.”
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“The Israeli military said it had completed a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure in several areas across Iran, after another wave of attacks on Wednesday.”
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“Admiral Brad Cooper, the Central Command chief leading U.S. forces in the Middle East, said the U.S. had hit over 10,000 targets inside Iran and was on track to limit Iran’s ability to project power outside its borders.”
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“Admiral Cooper said in a video briefing on Wednesday (March 25) that 92% of Iran’s largest naval vessels had been destroyed and that its drone and missile launch rates were down by more than 90%. The U.S. and Israel have damaged or destroyed two-thirds of Iran’s missile, drone and naval production facilities and shipyards, Cooper said.”
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“The Pentagon is meanwhile planning to send thousands of airborne troops to the Gulf to give Trump more options to order a ground assault, sources have told Reuters, adding to two contingents of Marines already on their way.”
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“U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (March 25) warned: The 'world is staring down the barrel of a wider war' in the region.”
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