#TrumpSeeksQuickEndToIranWar
US president said to seek quick end to war; Tehran reportedly tells mediators ceasefire must include end to Israel-Hezbollah fighting; Iran's FM, parliament speaker said temporarily taken off US-Israeli hit list; Israel trying to hobble Iran's arms industry
US President Donald Trump insisted that Iran has been negotiating with his administration and “badly” wants a deal, hours after his press secretary said the US is “very close” to achieving its objectives in the bombing campaign.
The comments on Wednesday came amid ongoing reports on talks between the US and Iran nearly four weeks into the US-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic. The US formulated a 15-point proposal to halt the conflict, which elicited a cold response from Tehran. Among other demands, Iran’s leaders are said to be insisting that any ceasefire include an end to fighting between Israel and the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy.