U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that a proposed 45-day ceasefire with Iran was a “very significant step” but “not good enough” for him to sign, as Iranian officials wowed to keep fighting.
Talk of a ceasefire came as the U.S. and Israel struck targets across Iran, including major petrochemical facilities, while time ticked down to Trump's Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its civilian infrastructure.
Meanwhile Iran continued missile and drone attacks around the region.
Trump said intermediaries between the U.S. and Iran "are negotiating now" on improving the ceasefire proposal, which U.S. media reported was being mediated by Pakistan, Egypt and Türkiye.
"It's not good enough, but it's a very significant step," he told reporters at an Easter egg roll at the White House.
