Exclusive: Trump rejects efforts to launch Iran ceasefire talks, sources say

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

March 14, 2026 12:46 PM EDT Updated 3 hours ago


WASHINGTON/DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago ​with a massive U.S.-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts.

Iran, for its part, has rejected the possibility of any ceasefire until U.S. and Israeli ‌strikes end, two senior Iranian sources told Reuters, adding that several countries had been trying to mediate an end to the conflict. The lack of interest from Washington and Tehran suggests both sides are digging in for an extended conflict, even as the widening war inflicts civilian casualties and Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz sends oil prices soaring.

U.S. strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, the country's main oil export hub, on Friday night underscored Trump's determination to press ahead with his military assault. Iran's ​new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut and threatened to step up attacks on neighboring countries.

The war has killed more than 2,000 people, mostly ​in Iran, and created the biggest-ever oil supply disruption as maritime traffic has halted in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil ⁠is transported.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-rejects-efforts-launch-iran-ceasefire-talks-sources-say-2026-03-14/

[Irish_Dem]

1. Trump is not interested in peace.

He wants a big pay day handed to him by Iran.

[ananda]

4. Right ee o.

Poor baby, he's been spoiled and coddled all his life
by the money and power players over here... and
he truly has no idea that other places either don't
fucking care or just don't play that kind of game..
or both.

[Irish_Dem]

5. He thought Iran would be as easy as Venezuela.

And the US court, congress, and institutions.

Guess he has to face some reality.

But don't worry, Trump is an opportunistic criminal and will move on to the next victim soon.

[ananda]

6. I guess that would be Cuba.

...

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes he has been announcing his list of future crimes.

Any one else would keep that list secret, but Trump doesn't have to do so.
No one will stop him and he knows it.

[sboatcar]

2. Netanyahu will tell Trump when its time to negotiate

[SamuelAdams]

3. So the peace president isn't interested in ending the war.

And the art of the deal guy is afraid to negotiate.

[orangecrush]

8. JFC