Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated this Monday that Iran's peace proposal is not “disproportionate” after it was rejected by United States President Donald Trump.

“Iran's proposal to the United States is not an excessive demand,” Baghaei said during his weekly press conference in Tehran, where he characterized the Iranian requirements as “reasonable and responsible.”

The diplomat maintained that the Iranian proposal seeks to defend the nation's rights, questioning whether it is excessive to demand the release of Iranian assets frozen abroad or an end to the war in Lebanon. He also asserted that the proposal—which, according to Iranian media, includes maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz—aims only to guarantee safe navigation through the strategic waterway.

“We regret that the American side continues to rely on perceptions that, to a large extent, have been constructed and promoted by the Zionist regime, and continues to insist on its unilateral positions and irrational demands,” he stated.

Baghaei's remarks come after Trump characterized the Iranian response to his plan to end the conflict as unacceptable. “Just read the response from the so-called 'representatives' of Iran. I don't like it, TOTALLY INACCEPTABLE!” the President wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

The Iranian conditions for ending the hostilities include requirements for the United States to pay reparations for the conflict, recognize Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, lift existing sanctions, and release the Persian nation's assets currently blocked in third countries.