Live updates: Iran claims its counterproposal to end war is ‘reasonable’ after Trump’s rejection

Monday’s front pages in Iran portrayed an Islamic Republic preparing for the possible resumption of war with the United States and Israel.

A day after Iran made a counterproposal that US President Donald Trump rejected, headlines focused on military preparedness, warnings that Washingon would pay a heavy price if fighting resumes, and insistence that Iran will not capitulate under pressure.

Here’s a look at some of the papers:

Kayhan, one of Iran’s most influential conservative newspapers, widely seen as aligned with late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, led with the headline: “Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) missiles and drones are aimed at enemy ships and bases.”

Resalat, a pro-Khamenei, conservative Islamist newspaper, led with a headline that said, “America’s war machine” cannot endure “the powerful wave of Iran’s offensive defense in the Persian Gulf.”

It also had a column on “retaliation for Beirut,” referring to the alliance with the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which is at war with Israel.

The official government newspaper “Iran” stressed in one headline that “negotiation is not surrender,” and that the “ball is in Washington’s court” after Tehran sent its response to the US through Pakistani intermediaries.

The “Hamshahri Tehran” newspaper, which is conservative-leaning, had a main headline on “Iran’s war zone,” showing subheads about “fast attack boats,” “naval mines,” and “underground missile cities.”

Jam-e Jam, which is affiliated with the state broadcaster IRIB, had a headline titled “The Commander’s Directives,” noting that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei communicated new decisions and measures for a powerful confrontation with the enemies,”

“The armed forces are awaiting the order to fire,” it said,