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Iran said to reject US ceasefire proposal passed along by Iraqi prime minister
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, left, shakes hands with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 22, 2026. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
Iran has reportedly rejected a ceasefire deal passed along from the United States by Iraqi mediators.
According to The New York Times, citing Iranian and Iraqi officials, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi traveled to Iran today with a proposal formulated not long after he met with US President Donald Trump in the White House earlier this month.
Iranian officials tell the newspaper, however, that they are not interested in a “temporary deal” that does not address the final status of the Strait of Hormuz, a key sticking point in negotiations.
Al-Zaidi’s office says he visited Tehran today to call for peace and dialogue, and promised not to allow Iraqi territory to be used for attacks on Iran.
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