TEHRAN (Dunya News) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal after Iran said it delivered the latest proposal to Pakistan with the aim of permanently ending the imposed war.
President Donald Trump said that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war.
"I'll let you know about it later," he said before boarding Air Force One, adding that "they're going to give me the exact wording now."
Two semiofficial Iranian outlets, Tasnim and Fars, believed to be close to Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, said Iran has sent a 14-point proposal via Pakistan in response to a nine-point US proposal.
IRAN HAS DELIVERED LATEST PROPOSAL TO PAKISTAN
Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has said Iran has delivered its proposal to Pakistan, a mediator for negotiations with the United States, with the aim of permanently ending the imposed war.
The minister held a meeting with some foreign ambassadors residing in Tehran to brief them on Iran's recent proposal aimed at ending the war.
In the meeting on Saturday, Gharibabadi told foreign envoys that Iran always believed in diplomacy based on national interests to resolve issues and thus played its part, emphasising that the Islamic Republic, at the same time, remained fully prepared to decisively repel any act of aggression against its people and territory.
He said the ball is now in the US court to choose either the path of diplomacy or the continuation of the confrontational approach.
Gharibabadi noted that Iran is ready for both paths, in order to ensure its national interests and security, and in any case, it will always maintain its pessimism and distrust toward the United States due to its betrayal amid diplomacy.
Meanwhile, the ambassadors of China and Russia earlier held a trilateral meeting with the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, over the new text that was handed over to Pakistan on Thursday evening.
Following a ceasefire between Iran and the United States on April 7, the two sides held negotiations mediated by Pakistan in Islamabad on April 11. However, the talks concluded without a breakthrough.
TRUMP EARLIER STANCE
Earlier, Trump rejected a previous Iranian proposal this week. However, conversations have continued, and the three-week ceasefire appears to be holding.
US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with the latest Iranian proposal for talks on the Iran war, indicating the deadlock over the two-month-old war is likely to persist even as he looks to end a conflict that is deeply unpopular among Americans.
“They want to make a deal, but … I’m not satisfied with it,” Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that the Iranian leadership was “very disjointed” and split into two or three groups.
“They’re asking for things that I can’t agree to,” he said, adding that negotiations by phone were continuing.
Trump has said Iran would not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. He is also under pressure to break Iran’s hold on the strait, which has choked off 20% of the world’s oil and gas supplies.
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The President of the United States has openly described the unlawful seizure of Iranian vessels as “piracy,” brazenly boasting that “we act like pirates.” This was no verbal slip. It was a direct and damning admission of the criminal nature of their actions against international…
— Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) May 2, 2026Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has slammed recent comments by US President Donald Trump, who said “we act like pirates” when talking about seizing Iranian vessels.
“This was no verbal slip. It was a direct and damning admission of the criminal nature of their actions against international maritime navigation,” he writes on X.
“The international community, UN Member States, and the UN Secretary-General must firmly reject any normalisation of such blatant violations of international law.”
UN humanitarian aid chief Tom Fletcher has echoed a call by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to open the Strait of Hormuz urgently.
UN FOR REOPENING OF STRAIT OF HORMUZ
In Somalia this week I saw urgency of @antonioguterres call to open Strait of Hormuz. Humanitarian community is working to keep lifesaving aid moving: we need governments and business to fast‑track customs and waive logistics, war & fuel surcharges for humanitarian goods. https://t.co/nFlRs8gvB1
— Tom Fletcher (@UNReliefChief) May 2, 2026“The humanitarian community is working to keep lifesaving aid moving: we need governments and business to fast track customs and waive logistics, war & fuel surcharges for humanitarian goods,” he writes on X.