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Iran denies proposing a ceasefire and calls Trump's statements "false"

Trump has announced on social media that Iran has called for a ceasefire and could consider the request if it allows the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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TEHRAN, March 16, 2026  -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, 2026. Araghchi said Monday that Tehran has neither sought a ceasefire nor negotiations with the United States, rejecting U.S. claims that it requested a truce. Speaking later at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Araghchi said that any end to the conflict must ensure that attacks on Iran are not repeated.



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16/3/2026
Abbas Araqchi. Photo: Europa Press.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has denied that he has proposed a ceasefire to the United States in the context of contacts over the war. He has also described US President Donald Trump's statements on this possible request as "false."

"Iran has not submitted a ceasefire proposal, "Araqchi told IRIB, adding that the five-point plan proposed by Tehran is" media speculation. "

In this regard, the head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry has reiterated that the war will continue " untiltheaggressor is punished and full compensation paid to Iran ".

Indeed, US President Donald Trump has sent a message on social media saying that "the new president of the Iranian regime, much more moderate and intelligent than the previous one, has called for a ceasefire from the US."

Trump has stressed that Washington will consider this possibility if it sees the "clear and free" possibility of reopening the Strait of Hormuz. "In the meantime, we will either ash Iran or, as they say, return it to the Stone Age," he said.

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