U.S. Officials Deny Iran Rejected Ceasefire Proposal

On July 24 local time, a CCTV reporter learned from the U.S. side that an American official denied reports about Iran rejecting a new ceasefire proposal, stating that the information is "inaccurate."

According to the U.S. side's news on the 23rd local time, Iran rejected a ceasefire proposal conveyed by U.S. President Trump through Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Zaydi on that day. The specific details of the proposal remain unclear, but reports indicate that the Iranian government is not interested in a temporary agreement that does not resolve the outstanding issue of control over the Strait of Hormuz. On the 23rd, the Iranian side stated that the news is "misleading and diverts attention," while the Iraqi Prime Minister's office dismissed the report as "baseless." (CCTV reporter Xu Tao)