Tehran, 11 May 2026 (dpa/MIA) - Iranian state media have portrayed a US proposal to end the war in the Middle East as a call for Tehran's surrender.

Accepting the proposal would have amounted to the Islamic Republic submitting to the "excessive demands" of US President Donald Trump, Press TV, a broadcaster aligned with Iran's leadership, commented early on Monday.

Iran's own plan, by contrast, calls for an end to the war on all fronts and says the United States must pay war reparations, according to state media.

The US proposal was rejected by the leadership in Tehran, the reports said.

Trump had earlier blasted Iran’s response to a US proposal aimed at ending the war as "totally unacceptable."

He told the news portal Axios that he would reject Iran's "inappropriate" reply. "I don't like their response," Trump said, declining to give further details about the contents of the letter.

Trump did not say whether the US would continue negotiations.

According to Iranian state media, Tehran also demanded full sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to sanctions and the release of seized Iranian assets.

The dispute over Iran's nuclear programme did not feature in the response, the reports said.

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