Iran Demands US Explain Rejection of 7-Day Ceasefire Plan

The public airing of a rejected proposal shifts the burden from the substance of the plan to the credibility of how Washington assessed it, with Tehran framing the refusal as a failure of process rather than of terms. That matters less for the ceasefire itself than for the diplomatic channel: an accusation of not having read a document is aimed at third parties weighing which side is negotiating in good faith. Whether Washington offers a substantive account of its reasoning, rather than letting the rejection stand unexplained, is the open question.