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Trump-Iran-negotiation

Trump says he's not open to concessions for Iran, after Tehran's latest proposal

By Song Sang-ho

WASHINGTON, May 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he is not open to any concessions for Iran following Tehran's submission of its latest peace proposal to end the war with the United States, according to a news report.

Trump made the remarks in a brief phone interview with the New York Post, after Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that the Islamic Republic delivered to Pakistani mediators a revised 14-point proposal that focuses on negotiations to end hostilities and "trust-building" measures.

"I can tell you they want to make a deal more than ever, because they know we're ... what's going to be happening soon," Trump told the Post in an apparently ominous tone.

In a social media post on Sunday, Trump ratcheted up pressure on Iran to reach a peace deal, saying that "for Iran, the clock is ticking, and they better get moving fast, or there won't be anything left of them."

In the interview with the Post, Trump said he was not "frustrated" with Tehran, but made clear that Iran is fully aware that the U.S. can inflict more pain.

When asked about his remark on Friday that he would be willing to accept a 20-year moratorium on Iran's uranium enrichment, Trump said, "I'm not open to anything right now."

Meanwhile, Axios reported, citing a senior U.S. official and a source, that the White House believes Iran's latest proposal is insufficient, and not a meaningful improvement.

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