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Iran's foreign minister insisted Sunday that only diplomacy can resolve the conflict with the US and Israel, even as President Trump publicly rejected Tehran's peace proposal while privately telling Axios he expects more talks this week.

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**Araghchi** said Iran's conditions are clear and "only a negotiated solution can get them out of this deadlock," adding any Strait of Hormuz reopening is contingent on those terms being met.

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**Trump** publicly rejected Iran's proposal Saturday, claiming Iran "is losing so badly" and wants a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, yet told Axios on Sunday he expects US negotiators to engage in more talks this week.

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Araghchi said Iran's conditions are clear and "only a negotiated solution can get them out of this deadlock," adding any Strait of Hormuz reopening is contingent on those terms being met.
Trump publicly rejected Iran's proposal Saturday, claiming Iran "is losing so badly" and wants a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, yet told Axios on Sunday he expects US negotiators to engage in more talks this week.
Waltz explained on CNN's "State of the Union" that Trump rejected the plan because it required "immediate lifting of sanctions and release of frozen assets" up front before Iran would commit to negotiate.
Pezeshkian told CBS's "Face the Nation" that Tehran is ready to discuss its nuclear program but won't accept "bullying or coercion," noting Iran had already agreed "we're not supposed to develop nuclear weapons."
Hatam, commander-in-chief of Iran's army, warned that "if Iran cannot trade, if Iran cannot live, no one will be able to trade or live," calling the war "at a critical and decisive stage."
Araghchi told reporters at the UN on Friday the proposed deal would trigger a seven-day countdown to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and a pause in regional fighting, with potential wider talks that could include Iran's nuclear program.
The seven-month war that began Feb. 28 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran has killed thousands and alternated between pauses and renewed strikes, with the US now imposing an economic blockade while Iran has attacked vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Why it matters: Trump's public rejection and private expectation of talks this week leave a real diplomatic window open — especially since Araghchi said Qatari mediators had not yet officially relayed a US rejection. But Iranian army chief Hatam's warning that "no one will be able to trade or live" if Iran is shut out signals escalation risk in a conflict that has already killed thousands and slashed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz since Feb. 28.