Iran rejects U.S. ceasefire offer, demands sovereignty over Strait of Hormuz

Iran would reject a U.S.

ceasefire offer and has laid out its own list of conditions for ending the war , state media in the Islamic Republic reported Wednesday.

State broadcaster Press TV , citing a senior political-security official with knowledge of the details of the proposal, reported that Iran's five-point counteroffer would give Tehran control over the Strait of Hormuz .

That may be a nonstarter for the United States.

President Donald Trump on Monday floated the possibility that the Strait of Hormuz, which is the world's most crucial oil shipping route , could be controlled jointly by "me and the ayatollah."
Iran also seeks war-related reparations, the official told the state news outlet.

Here is Iran's complete list of conditions, according to Press TV:
Earlier Wednesday, the Fars News Agency , another Iranian state media outlet said there have been increased U.S.

efforts to enact a ceasefire and start indirect talks with Iran to end the war .

"Iran does not accept a ceasefire," a so-called source told Fars, according to a translation of the news site's Telegram page that reported the interview.

"Basically, it is not logical to enter into such a process with those who violate the agreement," the source said.

The source also told Fars that Iran intends to realize its strategic goals in the war, and that only when that happens will there be a possibility of ending the conflict, the outlet reported.

The conflict began Feb.

28 with strikes by the U.S.

and Israel against the Islamic Republic.

Meanwhile, The Associated Press reported that Iran has received Trump's 15-point peace plan.

Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S.

and Iran are currently in negotiations.

Iran has denied that there are any direct negotiations between the two countries.