Iran rejects call for temporary ceasefire to reopen Strait of Hormuz after reviewing new peace proposal

NewsWorldMiddle EastIran rejects call for temporary ceasefire to reopen Strait of Hormuz after reviewing new peace proposalThe US president appears to have extended his stated deadline for strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure to Tuesday eveningJames C. Reynolds Monday 06 April 2026 10:07 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952326","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-trump-ceasefire-war-pakistan-b2952326.html","title":"Iran mediators ‘reject temporary ceasefire’ after receiving new plan to end war"}}CloseIran warns of 'hell' across region if US and Israel escalation continuesOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Iran...