US President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday he was "not satisfied" with the terms of a deal being negotiated with Iran, despite a framework agreement for a 60-day ceasefire extension. This follows a week testing the ceasefire, which began on April 8, with Iran responding to US strikes on Bandar Abbas by attacking an American air base, leading Centcom to intercept a ballistic missile over Kuwait.
Both sides, however, do not view these exchanges as a return to all-out war. A diplomatic process, spearheaded by Pakistan, is ongoing. Iranian state media reported an unofficial 14-point draft memorandum, including lifting Washington's naval blockade and US forces' withdrawal, but without Iranian nuclear concessions. The White House called this a "complete fabrication." The US Treasury sanctioned Iran's "Persian Gulf Strait Authority." Despite pressures, neither Iran nor the US seems interested in a full return to war, and the seven-week-old ceasefire holds.
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