Hyderabad, May 11 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, on Monday, May 11, said the United States continues to make "unreasonable demands" and added that Tehran's response to Trump's proposal was "not excessive."

Addressing the media following Trump's rejection of the response, Baghaei said, "Is it excessive to demand an end to maritime piracy against Iranian ships? To demand the release of Iranian assets unjustly held in foreign banks for years under American pressure? Our proposal for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, is that excessive? Establishing security and peace across the entire region, including Lebanon, is that excessive?"

He said the "American side still insists on positions largely built and shap...