Iran says its peace terms - rejected by US - are 'generous'

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  This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Alex Ritson and at 16 hours GMT on Monday the 11th of May, these are our main stories.

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  Iran denies its counter-proposals to US peace plan are excessive.

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  Uncertainty over the negotiations sends oil prices higher.

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  A French passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondias tests positive for Hantavirus.

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  And the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tries to shore up support after last week's dismal election results.

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  Also in this podcast, former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawat

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  is greeted by supporters on his release from jail.

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  We start with the war in Iran and the diplomatic efforts to secure a lasting peace.

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  Both sides seem to be talking, but there doesn't seem to be much agreement.

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  Tehran says its latest proposals to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz are responsible and generous,

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  even though President Trump has already described them as totally unacceptable.

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  All this could undermine the ceasefire.

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  James Gilmore, a former US ambassador to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe,

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  says he does n't think there 'll be a quick breakthrough.

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  We're not yet getting anywhere.

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  I think the United States got themselves into a war

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  in which they 're going to try to achieve an outcome through the use of force.

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  And that force is either air bombing, air attacks, and or a blockade against their economics.

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