US Diplomat Reveals Why Trump Rejected Iran's New Truce Plan

US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's new truce plan to start the process to end the war in the Middle East because Tehran demanded 'too much' concession in exchange for a return to the negotiating table, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said.Speaking to NBC News, Waltz said negotiators from the Islamic Republic were asking for removal of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and sanctions relief, among other measures, upfront, just to restart talks, but Trump doesn't trust Tehran to stick to its promises. "This was, I think, a pretty cynical attempt to put something on the table that they knew was unacceptable.
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