Iran has rejected a US ceasefire proposal and is instead issuing its own demands for an end to the fighting, according to Iranian state television. This move comes as the Iranian leadership appears to be gaining confidence in its ability to exact a cost against Israel and the US.

Iranian state television’s English-language broadcaster quoted an anonymous official as saying Iran rejected America’s ceasefire proposal and has its own demands for an end to the fighting. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah reports from Tehran. He explains that the Iranian leadership is "being emboldened, gaining confidence that they have the upper hand, that they are exacting a cost against Israel and the United States".