{"id":128927,"date":"2026-03-15T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=128927"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T11:12:07","slug":"18-00-110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=128927","title":{"rendered":"Trump Rejects Efforts to Launch Iran Ceasefire Talks, Sources Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/03\/14\/trump-rejects-efforts-to-launch-iran-ceasefire-talks-sources-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump Rejects Efforts to Launch Iran Ceasefire Talks, Sources Say<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Reuters <\/strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>and <\/em><\/span><strong>Algemeiner Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-05T223642Z_3_LYNXMPEM241KK_RTROPTP_4_USA-TRUMP-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>US President Donald Trump speaks on the day he honors reigning Major League Soccer (MLS) champion Inter Miami CF players and team officials with an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 5, 2026. Photo: REUTERS\/Jonathan Ernst<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">President Donald Trump\u2019s administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive US-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Iran, for its part, has rejected the possibility of any ceasefire until US and Israeli strikes end, two senior Iranian sources told Reuters, adding that several countries had been trying to mediate an end to the conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The lack of interest from Washington and Tehran suggests both sides are digging in for an extended conflict, even as the widening war inflicts civilian casualties and Iran\u2019s closure of the Strait of Hormuz sends oil prices soaring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">US strikes on Iran\u2019s Kharg Island, the country\u2019s main oil export hub, on Friday night underscored Trump\u2019s determination to press ahead with his military assault. Iran\u2019s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut and threatened to step up attacks on neighboring countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The war has killed more than 2,000 people, mostly in Iran, and created the biggest-ever oil supply disruption as maritime traffic has halted in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world\u2019s oil is transported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ATTEMPTS TO OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Oman, which mediated talks before the war, has tried multiple times to open a line of communication, but the White House has made clear it is not interested, according to two sources, who like others in this story were granted anonymity in order to speak freely about diplomatic matters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A senior White House official confirmed Trump has rebuffed those efforts to start talks and is focused on pressing ahead with the war to further weaken Tehran\u2019s military capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cHe\u2019s not interested in that right now, and we\u2019re going to continue with the mission unabated. Maybe there\u2019s a day, but not right now,\u201d the official said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">During the first week of the war, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that Iran\u2019s leadership and military were so battered by US-Israeli strikes that they wanted to talk, but that it was \u201cToo Late!\u201d He has a history of shifting foreign policy stances without warning, making it hard to rule out that he might test the waters for restarting diplomacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cPresident Trump said new potential leadership in Iran has indicated they want to talk and eventually will talk. For now, Operation Epic Fury continues unabated,\u201d a second senior White House official said when asked to comment on this story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Iranian sources said Tehran has rejected efforts by several countries to negotiate a ceasefire until the US and Israel end their airstrikes and meet Iran\u2019s demands, which include a permanent end to US and Israeli attacks and compensation as part of a ceasefire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Egypt, which was involved in mediation before the war, has also tried to reopen communications, according to three security and diplomatic sources. While the efforts do not appear to have made progress, they have secured some military restraint from neighboring countries hit by Iran, according to one of the sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Egypt\u2019s foreign ministry, the government of Oman and the Iranian government did not respond to requests for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>POSITIONS HARDEN ON ALL SIDES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The war\u2019s impact on global oil markets has significantly increased the cost for the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Some US officials and advisers to Trump urge a quick end to the war, warning that surging gasoline prices could exact a high political price from the president\u2019s Republican Party, with US midterm elections looming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Others are pressing Trump to maintain the offensive against the Islamic Republic to destroy its missile program and prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon, according to Reuters reporting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Trump\u2019s rejection of diplomatic efforts could indicate that, for now, the administration has no plans for a quick end to the war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Indeed, both the United States and Iran appear even less willing to engage than during the opening days of the war, when senior US officials reached out to Oman to discuss de-escalating, according to several sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">One source said Iran\u2019s top security official, Ali Larijani, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had also sought to use Oman as a conduit for ceasefire discussions that would have involved U.S. Vice President JD Vance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">But those discussions have not materialized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Instead, Iran\u2019s position has hardened, said a third senior Iranian source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWhatever was communicated previously through the diplomatic channels is irrelevant now,\u201d said the source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe Guards strongly believe that if they lose control over the Strait of Hormuz, Iran will lose the war,\u201d the source added, referring to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite paramilitary force\u00a0that controls large parts of the economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cTherefore, the Guards will not accept any ceasefire, ceasefire talks, or diplomatic efforts, and Iran\u2019s political leaders will not engage in such talks despite attempts by several countries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Rejects Efforts to Launch Iran Ceasefire Talks, Sources Say Reuters and Algemeiner Staff US President Donald Trump speaks on the day he honors reigning Major League Soccer (MLS) champion Inter Miami CF players and team officials with an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 5, 2026. 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