Iran says its peace terms - rejected by US - are 'generous'
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump calls Iran's counter offer to end the war "totally unacceptable". Iran defends its proposals, saying they are "generous". Tehran wants the release of its frozen foreign assets, an immediate end to the war on all fronts and a halt to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. Also: the final passengers from the cruise ship with hantavirus are repatriated. The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, speaks of his hopes for a new deal with the EU, as he tries to shore up support after last week's dismal election results. The former Thai prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is met by cheering crowds in Bangkok after being released from prison. And the holiday hotels looking to ensure that all their guests get a sun lounger.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.6 | I'm Alex Ritson, and at 16 hours GMT on Monday the 11th of May, these are our main stories. |
| 0:19.1 | Iran denies its counter-proposals to US peace plan are excessive. |
| 0:23.8 | Uncertainty over the negotiation sends oil prices higher. |
| 0:28.2 | A French passenger from the cruise ship M.V. Hondias tests positive for hantavirus. |
| 0:34.0 | And the British Prime Minister Kirstama tries to shore up support after last week's |
| 0:39.5 | dismal election results. |
| 0:43.1 | Also in this podcast. |
| 0:49.6 | A former Prime Minister of Thailand, Taksin Shinawatra, is greeted by supporters on his release from jail. |
| 0:59.6 | We start with the war in Iran and the diplomatic efforts to secure a lasting peace. |
| 1:05.4 | Both sides seem to be talking, but there doesn't seem to be much agreement. |
| 1:10.2 | Tehran says its latest proposals to end the |
| 1:12.6 | conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz are responsible and generous, even though President Trump |
| 1:18.2 | has already described them as totally unacceptable. All this could undermine the ceasefire. |
| 1:24.4 | James Gilmore, a former US ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation |
| 1:29.9 | in Europe, says he doesn't think there'll be a quick breakthrough. We're not yet getting anywhere. |
| 1:35.7 | I think the United States got themselves into a war in which they're going to try to achieve |
| 1:40.8 | an outcome through the use of force. And that force is either air bombing, |
| 1:45.3 | air attacks, or and or a blockade against their economics. And the question remains outstanding. Is that |
| 1:52.6 | going to be enough to bring Iran to the point where they're willing to concede some very important |
| 1:58.8 | issues? So far not. So far the Iranians are behaving almost as though |
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