Iran has presented the United States with a 14-point revised negotiation proposal centered on war reparations and control over the Strait of Hormuz. However, U.S. President Donald Trump called the offer still insufficient and even raised the possibility of resuming attacks.
According to Reuters, The New York Times, and other major foreign media outlets on Tuesday (local time), Iran delivered a new peace proposal consisting of 14 points to the United States. The main elements of Iran's new peace plan include the withdrawal of U.S. forces from areas surrounding Iran, the lifting of the naval blockade, payment of reparations, the release of frozen Iranian assets, an end to the war on all fronts including Lebanon, and the establishment of a new management system for the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Tasnim News Agency explained that while the United States had proposed a two-month ceasefire, Iran responded with a position to resolve all issues and end the war within 30 days.
Through his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, "I will review the proposal Iran has sent us," but added, "It is hard to imagine that this proposal could be accepted, given that Iran has not yet paid a sufficient price for what it has done to humanity and the world over the past 47 years," effectively signaling his rejection.
The United States maintains that Iran's compromise of "opening the Strait of Hormuz first, nuclear agreement later" is still unacceptable. The Trump administration has set Iran's abandonment of its nuclear program and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz as its core demands. Iran continues to resist U.S. demands as the hardline Revolutionary Guard Corps, which advocates for war, has seized internal power and begun dominating the negotiations.
Amid this, Trump issued a warning that he may resume attacks on Iran. When reporters at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida asked about the possibility of resuming airstrikes on Iran, he replied, "If they behave badly or cause trouble, the possibility is there." Trump had also said the previous day, "On humanitarian grounds, I prefer not to conduct military strikes," adding, "But that is one option."
The United States and Iran entered a two-week ceasefire on the 7th, and after Trump declared an extension of the ceasefire, the gunfire has stopped, but the two countries have struggled to reach an agreement in peace negotiations. In particular, with oil prices surging due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and opposition to the war growing both within the United States and among its allies, there is cautious speculation that Trump may attack Iran again to end the war before the November midterm elections.
