ABSURD TO SUGGEST TRUMP WOULD ACCEPT IRANIAN WISH LIST – LEAVITT
Leavitt says the American military has created “maximum leverage” for President Trump and his negotiators to come up with an opening for diplomatic solutions.
She says Iran had to agree the ceasefire because it “could no longer tolerate being bombed, or taking the gamble of what was to come following President Trump’s 20:00 deadline last night”.
Iran has agreed to open the strait of Hormuz, says Leavitt, who says the US has received a proposal from Iran that acts as a “workable basis” on which to negotiate.
BBC – 8 April, 2026
“I’ve seen a lot of incorrect coverage today from the media about these negotiations and these plans already,” Leavitt says, adding that she will “correct the record”.
The White House press secretary says Iran had initially put forward a 10-point plan that was “fundamentally unserious, unacceptable and completely disregarded”. She says it “was literally thrown in the garbage” by Trump and his team.
She says media outlets have falsely reported on that plan as being acceptable to the US, and goes on to say that Iran “acknowledged reality” and put forward a “more reasonable” plan to the US.
She says it is “absurd” to think that Trump would ever accept an “Iranian wish list” that would allow it to enrich uranium.
