Iran rejects ultimatums: No response to US proposal until review is complete

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson delivered a blunt rejection of American pressure: the Islamic Republic is still reviewing the latest U.S. peace proposal and refuses to be rushed by any deadlines or ultimatums.

The statement underscores Tehran's preferred tempo: deliberate, unhurried, and contemptuous of external timetables. Rather than engage on Washington's schedule, Iranian officials signaled they will answer only when their internal review process is complete, effectively telling the U.S. that deadlines are irrelevant.

This stance arrives amid ongoing nuclear and regional tensions, where Washington has sought to impose urgency on negotiations. By framing the American overture as subject to Iranian bureaucratic leisure, Tehran is once again testing whether the U.S. will accept negotiation on its own slower clock.

The ministry's language leaves little ambiguity. Iran will not be "moved by deadlines," a position that converts diplomatic delay into declared policy. What began as a review period has now become an explicit refusal to treat American urgency as legitimate.

That posture raises the immediate question of whether the U.S. proposal will expire on the table or whether Washington will quietly extend its own timeline to match Iran's pace. The gap between the two sides' sense of time is no longer procedural; it is the substance of the standoff.

Original reporting: Israel National News.