Iran Says It Is Reviewing US Reply to Peace Plan

Iran says it has received a response from the United States to its latest proposal aimed at ending the conflict, according to Iranian state-linked media. Iran’s foreign ministry said the message was delivered through Pakistan and is currently being examined in Tehran, the Tasnim news agency reported. Washington has not formally confirmed that it has sent a reply.

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US President Donald Trump reportedly told Israel’s Kan News on Sunday that Iran’s proposal was unacceptable, though the White House has not issued an official response.

Details of Iran’s proposal

Iranian state media said Tehran’s plan contained 14 points and called for the withdrawal of US forces positioned near Iran’s borders and an end to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.

The proposal also demanded a halt to all hostilities in the region, including Israel’s ongoing military operations in Lebanon.

According to the reports, the plan urged the two sides to reach a formal agreement within 30 days. It also stressed the need to focus on ending the war rather than prolonging the current ceasefire arrangement.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said there were currently no nuclear negotiations under way between Tehran and Washington, an issue that has been a key demand from the United States.

Iran has consistently denied that it is pursuing nuclear weapons, maintaining that its nuclear programme is intended solely for civilian use. However, the country remains the only non-nuclear-armed state known to have enriched uranium to levels close to weapons-grade.

Shipping plan announced

Separately on Sunday, Trump announced that the United States would help countries with vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route.

Posting on social media, the president said the initiative — which he called “Project Freedom” — would guide ships through restricted waterways so they could resume normal trade.

He said the programme would begin on Monday and warned that any interference would be dealt with “forcefully”.

Iran has sharply limited traffic through the strait since the conflict began in February, while the United States has maintained a naval blockade of Iranian ports.

Questions over the war

Trump confirmed on Saturday that Washington had received Iran’s latest proposal. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he said he would review the plan but suggested it would not be acceptable.

Speaking to reporters in Palm Beach, Florida, he said he had been briefed on the outline of the proposal and was awaiting the full details.

Asked whether US military strikes inside Iran might resume, Trump said it remained “a possibility”, depending on Tehran’s actions. He also indicated the United States would not withdraw from the conflict entirely.

Growing pressure in Washington

The latest developments come as some lawmakers in Washington question the direction of the war.

Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri said the administration should begin redeploying forces away from the conflict and argued that Congressional approval would be required if hostilities continued.

Another Republican senator, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, warned against both a prolonged conflict and an abrupt withdrawal, saying neither option offered a clear solution.

Under US law, a president must obtain approval from Congress within 60 days after notifying lawmakers of military action. Trump formally informed Congress of strikes against Iran on 2 March, two days after US and Israeli attacks began.

Trump has argued that the legal deadline does not apply because the conflict was effectively “terminated” when a ceasefire took effect on 8 April.

Despite the ceasefire, tensions remain high as both sides consider whether negotiations could lead to a broader agreement to end the war.

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Adapted by ASEAN Now. Source 4 May 2026

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