President Donald Trump said on Monday that negotiations with Iran to end the war are in "life support" after the regime's "unbelievably weak" response to Washington's latest proposal.
Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, Trump said Iranian leaders had agreed to hand over the country's enriched uranium but then backtracking.
"Two days ago, they said, 'You're going to have to take it,'" Trump said. "But they changed their mind because they didn't put it in the paper."
The president went on to reject claims that he doesn't have a clear plan to end the war. "It's a very simple plan: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and they won't have a nuclear weapon," Trump said, calling it "the best plan ever."
Iranian media, in turn, claimed that Tehran's response sought to end the war and ensure guarantees that it wouldn't resume.
The country's foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, said the U.S. was holding "one-sided views" and making "unreasonable" and "excessive demands." He claimed that Iran's proposal was "reasonable and generous not only for Iran's national interests, but also for the good and well-being of the region and the world."
Reports noted that Tehran's demands included an immediate end to the U.S.'s blockade upon the signing of the memorandum of understanding. Such a development would be followed by 30 days on negotiations focused on lifting sanctions on the country and unfreezing its assets.
Iranian media didn't specify whether the country was willing to make any concessions related to its nuclear program. A regime source told the outlet that Trump's dismissal of its response "has no importance."
No one in Tehran "writes proposals to please Trump," the source added. "The negotiating team should draft proposals only for the rights of the Iranian people, and when Trump is dissatisfied with them, naturally that is better."
Elsewhere Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country's forces could enter Iran and take its enriched uranium.
Speaking to CBS News' "60 Minutes," Netanyahu said the war is "not over" because the regime still has its stockpile of enriched uranium and "there are still-enrichment sites that have to be dismantled."
Asked about how the uranium would be removed, Netanyahu said "you go in and you take it out." He declined to specify about "military means," but he noted that Trump told him "I want to go in there."
"I think it can be done physically. That's not the problem. If you have an agreement, and you go in, and you take it out, why not? That's the best way," he added.
Pressed on the matter, Netanyahu declined to "give a timetable to it," but called the scenario a "terrifically important mission."
