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Iranian military scoffs at US attempts at a ceasefire deal

South China Morning Post · · 222 words · By Associated Press
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An Iranian military spokesperson dismissed a US-proposed 15-point ceasefire plan as ineffective, stating that negotiations with the US are impossible. The comments came amid reports of US troop mobilization in the region.

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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Iranian military scoffs at US attempts at a ceasefire deal”
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Multiple web search results report that an Iranian military spokesperson mocked US attempts at a ceasefire deal. Sources mention the spokesperson ridiculing US efforts and stating that the US was 'negotiating with itself.'
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web search NEUTRAL — An Iranian military spokesperson, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, ridiculed United States ceasefire efforts, saying Washington is “negotiating with itself.” Iran rejected the proposal, signalling continued defian…
https://telanganatoday.com/iranian-military-mocks-trumps-cla…
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web search NEUTRAL — • New strikes after ceasefire announcement: Missile attacks were reported across the Gulf region and Israel shortly after President Donald Trump announced he’d agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trum…
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web search NEUTRAL — An Iranian military spokesperson has mocked United States (US) attempts at a ceasefire deal, insisting Americans were only negotiating with themselves, according to Associated Press (AP), the Guardian…
https://www.fxstreet.com/news/irans-zolfaghari-disgaces-us-c…
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“Military spokesperson dismisses a supposed ‘15-point plan’”
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Multiple web search results indicate that the spokesperson mocked US attempts at a ceasefire deal and that this followed reports of a 15-point plan from the US. Two web results specifically mention the spokesperson mocking the US and the context of the 15-point plan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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“The comments from Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari... came after the plan was submitted to Iran by intermediaries”
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Multiple web search results state that the mocking comments by the spokesperson occurred after the 15-point plan was proposed or submitted to Iran. One source notes the comments came shortly after the 15-point plan was sent.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Israel have not maintained a formal diplomatic relationship with each other since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict has grown to large…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_relations
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“US President Donald Trump has said that American officials are negotiating with Iran on the plan”
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Multiple web search results reference US plans or negotiations regarding the 15-point plan, citing reports that the US sent the plan to Iran. One web search result mentions the US sending the plan and a plea for a ceasefire.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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“Zolfaghari... suggested there were no talks”
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Multiple web search results directly quote or paraphrase the spokesperson stating that the US is 'negotiating with itself.' This is a consistent theme across the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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“Washington submitted its plan to Iran by intermediaries from Pakistan”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that the 15-point plan was conveyed to Iran via Pakistani intermediaries. Two sources mention this mechanism.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 16 January 2024, Iran conducted a series of missile strikes in Pakistan with the stated aim of targeting militants of the Baloch separatist and Islamist extremist group Jaysh al-Adl in the Pakistan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Pakistan_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Pakistan established relations on 14 August 1947, the day of the independence of Pakistan, when Iran became the first country to recognize Pakistan. Both countries generally maintain a cordia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Pakistan_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan has adopted a policy of official neutrality in response to the 2026 Iran war, which began on 28 February of that year after joint airstrikes on Iran by the United States of America and the St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_in_the_2026_Iran_war
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