WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration has reviewed a proposal for a 45-day ceasefire in the war with Iran, describing it as a "very significant step."
"It's a significant proposal; it's a significant step. It's not good enough, but it's a very significant step," Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn, noting that intermediaries "are negotiating now."
Meanwhile, Trump said that the Tuesday deadline he has set for Iran to make a deal is final, saying that the president himself is the only person who can determine if there's a ceasefire.
Trump on Monday doubled down on threats against Iran as his Tuesday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approaches, saying he had even "worse" options than his previous threats to strike Iran's power plants and bridges if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not reached.
"Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell -- JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
He later told reporters at the White House: "They'll have no bridges, they'll have no power plants, they'll have no anything. I won't go further because there are other things that are worse than those two."
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that a ceasefire would only give opponents time to regroup and commit further crimes, and "no sane" person would accept it.
Iran's state-run IRNA reported earlier that Tehran had sent its response to a U.S.-proposed 15-point plan to end the war to Pakistan. According to the report, Iran rejected a ceasefire and instead called for a permanent end to the conflict, while taking into account the country's considerations. ■
