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President Donald Trump told the New York Post he is “not open” to concessions to Tehran after Iran’s latest response to US efforts to reach a deal to end the war.

Trump said he was not “frustrated” with Tehran but suggested Iran understands the risk of further US action. “I can tell you they want to make a deal more than ever, because they know we’re—what’s going to be happening soon."

Asked about his earlier suggestion that he might accept a 20-year moratorium on Iranian uranium enrichment, Trump said: “I’m not open to anything right now.”

The president declined to elaborate, saying: “I can’t really talk to you about it. Too many things are happening.

Trump reportedly held talks with his national security team over the weekend at his Virginia golf club after returning from China, with further meetings expected Tuesday as some allies press him to resume military operations against Iran, the report said.

Asked about claims that Iran may be trying to wait out Washington over the nuclear issue and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said he “hadn’t heard that.”

“I’m not hearing anything,” he said. “I can’t talk to you about it.”

“It’s a negotiation. I don’t want to be stupid,” Trump added.

President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that even if Iran’s navy and air force were destroyed, its military surrendered and its leaders signed “documents of surrender,” major US media outlets would still portray it as a victory for Tehran.

"The Dumacrats and Media have totally lost their way. They have gone absolutely CRAZY!!!"

Iran's updated proposal for a deal to end the war is not a meaningful improvement and is insufficient for a deal, Axios reported citing a senior US official and a source briefed on the issue.

The US will have to continue the negotiations "through bombs" if Iran won't shift its position, the US official was quoted as saying.

The report said Tehran's new proposal includes more words on Iran's commitment not to pursue a nuclear weapon, but no detailed commitments about suspending uranium enrichment or handing over its existing stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

The US official quoted by Axios also said no sanctions relief will happen "for free" without reciprocal action by Iran, after Iranian state media claimed the US had agreed to waive Iran's oil sanctions during the negotiations.

Major differences remain between Iranian and US negotiating texts despite changes in Washington’s latest draft, the IRGC-linked Tasnim news agency reported citing an informed source close to Tehran’s negotiating team who accused the United States of “excessive demands” and “lack of realism.”

“Iran’s frozen assets must be returned to the Iranian people in a clear and definitive manner, and paper promises are of no use,” the source said, adding that disagreements remain over the release of the funds despite some US assurances.

The source also said Tehran was serious about demanding compensation from the United States over the March war. Washington, the source said, has spoken of establishing a development and reconstruction fund but remains far from Iran’s demands on the amount and other issues.

The source dismissed US demands on Iran’s nuclear program as “political excuses” and said Washington was still trying to link talks on ending the war to the nuclear issue.

“The Americans must understand that Iran will by no means agree to ending the war in exchange for nuclear commitments,” the source said.

The source added that Iran has no intention of building nuclear weapons and that the claim was “an excuse and deception” by the United States, saying Tehran’s latest text also emphasized that position.

Iran’s newly announced Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) warned that any passage through the Strait of Hormuz without permission from Iranian authorities would be considered illegal.

"Navigation within the introduced boundaries of the Strait of Hormuz, which were previously determined by the Armed Forces and authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is contingent upon full coordination with these entities, and passage without permission will be considered illegal," the PGSA said in a post on X Monday.