Iran's latest counterproposal to a US peace plan has called for compensation from the United States and stressed Tehran's sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported.
The report said the proposal also demands an end to sanctions and the release of Iranian assets frozen abroad.
Tehran rejected the US plan because it would have required submission to President Donald Trump's "excessive demands," the report said.
Iran's response also emphasised the “fundamental rights of the Iranian nation.”
Trump said on Sunday on his Truth Social platform that he had reviewed Iran's latest response and described it as "totally unacceptable."
Drone downed
The Iranian army also said early on Monday that its air defence systems downed an "enemy reconnaissance drone" in the country's southwestern region.
The army's public relations office said the drone was intercepted and destroyed by Iran's integrated air defence network, according to the official IRNA news agency.
The statement said the drone was brought down by units operating under the command of Iran's joint air defence headquarters in southwestern Iran.
The incident came amid growing tensions after Trump rejected Tehran’s latest response to the American peace plan.
Regional tensions have escalated since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, prompting retaliatory attacks by Tehran and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
A ceasefire took effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but talks in Islamabad failed to secure a lasting agreement.
The truce was later extended by Trump without a specified deadline.
Since April 13, the US has enforced a naval blockade targeting Iranian maritime traffic in the strategic waterway.
