TRUMP DEMANDS IRAN MISSILE BAN FOR PEACE – It is one of six commitments the US president wants Tehran to accept for peace talks now
Donald Trump is demanding that Iran halt its missile programme for five years in exchange for peace. It is one of six commitments the US president wants Tehran to make, in a sign that the positions of Washington and Iran are moving further apart.
The White House is also rejecting calls for a ceasefire, while Tehran insists negotiations cannot begin until fighting stops.
After more than three weeks of conflict, both sides are giving mixed signals, indicating an openness to diplomacy while fighting talk demanding a full surrender continues.
Mr Trump has made clear he does not support an immediate halt to fighting, arguing that military pressure must continue to force concessions from Tehran. “I don’t want to do a ceasefire … you don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side,” he told reporters on Friday. Earlier in the conflict, the US president suggested the war could end only with the collapse of Iran’s leadership, saying: “At some point… there won’t be anybody left maybe to say ‘We surrender’.”
