Iran War: Trump calls Iran's proposal 'unacceptable'

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]610 this Monday morning. President Donald Trump calling Iran's latest proposal to end the 72-day war quote unacceptable. The president though insists that the t tentative ceasefire remains in place.

[00:00:12]>> However, both the US and Iran say they are ready to resume fighting should talks fail. CBS Bradley Blackburn has the very latest.

[00:00:20]>> President Trump rejected Iran's latest response to his administration ceasefire proposal, writing on social media, quote, "I don't like it. totally unacceptable.

[00:00:29]>> He is putting uh giving diplomacy every chance we possibly can before going back to hostilities, but he's absolutely prepared to do that.

[00:00:37]>> Iran's response reportedly focused on ending the war on all fronts, including Israel's conflict with Hezbollah.

[00:00:44]Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS News 60 Minutes, "The war will not end until Iran hands over its enriched uranium stockpiles and that he believes its regime can be toppled.

[00:00:55]the whole scaffolding of the terrorist proxy network that Iran built collapses if the regime in Iran collapses.

[00:01:02]>> An Iranian military spokesman says its forces are prepared to protect nuclear material storage sites. As Iranian state TV reports a top military commander told the country's supreme leader, Iran's response to renewed attacks would be swift, severe, and decisive. With no agreement in sight, the price of gas in the US climbed to an average of $4.52 per gallon over the weekend. Now, top Trump administration officials are floating the idea of pausing the national gas tax.

[00:01:32]>> All measures that can be taken to lower the price of at the pump and lower the prices for Americans. This administration is in support of >> the move would save drivers roughly 18 cents per gallon, but could cost the federal government hundreds of millions of dollars per week. Bradley Blackburn, CBS News, New York.