Very Wide Gap Between US & Iranian Positions As Tehran Blasts White House 'Unreasonable Demands'

Iran Foreign Ministry:"Everything we proposed in the text was reasonable and generous."However, US officials insist on their"unreasonable demands."

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It is clear there remains a huge gap between the positions of Washington and Tehran, after the past days saw proposal and counterproposal submitted via Pakistan, with the White House issuing its final response over the weekend, as President Trump called it 'unacceptable'.

According to new Monday words from Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Esmail Baghaei,"Everything we proposed in the text was reasonable and generous."However, US officials continue to insist on their"unreasonable demands,"Baghaei stressed. He described that Iran’s demands for the war to stop, for the US to lift its blockade, and the release Iran’s frozen assets, remain legitimate. Further, Tehran is demanding safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, along with establishing security in the region and in Lebanon.

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"Unfortunately, the US continues to insist on itsone-sided view," Baghaei added of the "reasonable, generous offer" built around Iran’s national interests. Iran has strongly suggested that the US is actually too influenced by driving Israeli interests, not American priorities.

But per WSJ, Washington's focus remains on the nuclear issue, which Iran considers a non-starter in negotiations: "The president on Sunday said a multipage response that Iran sent to the U.S. proposal to end the war, which didn’t include commitments about Tehran’s nuclear program, was unacceptable," the publicationwrites.

Iran's FM Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei:Iran has proven to be a responsible power in the region, and at the same time, we are not bullies — rather, we are anti-bullies. Just look at our conduct.Were we the ones who launched a military campaign against America thousands of miles…pic.twitter.com/q6fz3fi75A

Source: ZeroHedge News