By Tom Gantert

U.S. President Donald Trump on May 10 rejected Iran’s response to the latest peace proposal pitched by the United States.

“I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday.

Trump’s reaction was shared on social media hours after Iran submitted its official reply to the latest proposal that aimed to permanently end the war between the two countries, which started on Feb. 28.

The Epoch Times reached out to the White House for further comment but didn’t immediately receive a response.

The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the Iranian regime’s state-run news agency, said that current negotiations should focus exclusively on the cessation of hostilities in the region, and other issues, including Iran’s nuclear program, should be discussed later.

Iran’s response is focused on efforts to end the aggression on all fronts, including Israeli attacks on Lebanon, and to guarantee the security of shipping in the Persian Gulf, according to Iran’s state TV.

A significant point of disagreement remains over the control of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s state TV said the strait has been under Iranian control since the early days of the war.

Iran’s state TV said the country has indicated it is ready to reopen the strait if the war ends permanently and the United States lifts its sanctions and naval blockade.

The first phase of peace negotiations “must concentrate on shipping and sanctions, while signaling they are ready to discuss the country’s nuclear program in later stages of the talks with the U.S.,” Iran said according to the IRNA.

Pakistan brokered a ceasefire between Iran and the United States that stopped nearly 40 days of warfare, according to IRNA.

President Donald Trump addressed Iran in a Sunday post on Truth Social.

“Iran has been playing games with the United States, and the rest of the World, for 47 years (DELAY, DELAY, DELAY!),” Trump wrote. “For 47 years the Iranians have been ’tapping’ us along, keeping us waiting, killing our people with their roadside bombs, destroying protests, and recently wiping out 42,000 innocent, unarmed protestors, and laughing at our now GREAT AGAIN Country. They will be laughing no longer!”

The report of the Iranian response followed news that a Qatari natural gas tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, marking the first time since the start of the war that a Qatari liquified natural gas tanker had transited the strait.

The tanker is en route to Pakistan, according to LSEG shipping data.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical energy routes, carrying about 25 percent of the world’s seaborne oil trade. A Qatari tanker getting through after weeks of disruptions suggests Iran may be allowing limited passage, which could signal early diplomatic progress or at least a temporary easing of tensions.

The United Kingdom stated Saturday it was deploying the HMS Dragon, a destroyer, to the Strait of Hormuz. The HMS Dragon was previously in the Eastern Mediterranean in March, and its move to the Middle East follows France’s deployment of a carrier strike group to the Red Sea as Britain and France join forces to protect the vital trade route.

The Kuwait army posted on Sunday on X that it detected hostile drones in its airspace.

The spokesperson for the Kuwait Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, stated that the armed forces detected at dawn a number of hostile drones within its airspace. The Kuwait army said the hostile drones were dealt with in accordance with established procedures.

The United States and Iran have maintained an uneasy ceasefire since April 7. The United States has maintained a blockade of Iranian ports since April 13.

Jacki Thrapp and Reuters contributed to this report.