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Trump ‘Not Satisfied’ With Iran’s Proposal on Ending War
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The details of the latest plan were unclear, and President Trump did not specify his objections.
A government-organized march in Tehran on Wednesday in support of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader. Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
By Yeganeh Torbati and Leily Nikounazar
Published May 1, 2026Updated May 2, 2026, 3:53 p.m. ET
Iran sent its latest proposal in negotiations to end the war with the United States, Iran’s state news agency reported on Friday, but hours later in Washington President Trump said, “They want to make a deal, but I’m not satisfied with it.”
The Islamic Republic News Agency gave no details on the content of the proposal but said that it was sent to Pakistani mediators on Thursday evening. Mr. Trump did not address the substance of the latest proposal or make clear what his objections were, though he was asked specifically about it. He made almost identical comments when talking about an earlier proposal.
Two senior Iranian officials said the new proposal removes a previous condition Iran had set that Mr. Trump must first lift the sea blockade against Iran for negotiators to meet face to face. The proposal also offers more flexibility on the sequencing of steps, with Iran willing to first open the Strait of Hormuz followed by the U.S. announcing the blockade was ending, the two officials said. They both asked for anonymity to discuss sensitive information.
The proposal still calls for nuclear negotiations to be postponed for a second phase of talks, after a permanent cease-fire was reached, the two officials said.
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Before the latest move by Iran, it had proposed the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the end of the U.S. blockade and the postponement of negotiations over the country’s nuclear program, according to three Iranian officials.
Mr. Trump was dissatisfied with that, because he wanted to address the nuclear program. Outside the White House on Friday, he said “the blockade has been unbelievable, powerful, 100 percent.” He also added, “We’re negotiating with them — their teams are unbelievably disjointed, but we are negotiating.”
Mr. Trump has repeatedly insisted that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, while Iran has rejected American proposals to suspend its nuclear program and hand over its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
Since shortly after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began on Feb. 28, Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, which is normally used to transport as much as one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. Since a cease-fire began last month, the United States has blocked shipping to and from Iran through the strait.
Energy prices have spiked. Oil prices hit a wartime peak on Thursday before pulling back. After reports of the new Iranian proposal on Friday, prices dropped slightly.
Also on Friday, Iranian state television reported that the foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, had spoken by phone with his counterparts in Turkey, Egypt, Qatar and other countries in the region to brief them on Iran’s latest stance on ending the war.
Farnaz Fassihi, Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs contributed reporting.
Yeganeh Torbati is the Iran correspondent for The Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/world/middleeast/iran-new-proposal-peace-talks.html
"How Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Complicating a High-Stakes Trip to China
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UAE signalling intent to pursue independent economic policies and reshape Gulf oil politics.
[...]The UAE’s decision to quit comes after years of open dissatisfaction with the oil cartel’s
policy of capping members’ production as a way to control prices and stabilise the market.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/29/uae-quits-opec-what-that-means-for-the-gulf-energy-markets-and-beyond
The details of the latest plan were unclear, and President Trump did not specify his objections.
A government-organized march in Tehran on Wednesday in support of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader. Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
By Yeganeh Torbati and Leily Nikounazar
Published May 1, 2026Updated May 2, 2026, 3:53 p.m. ET
Iran sent its latest proposal in negotiations to end the war with the United States, Iran’s state news agency reported on Friday, but hours later in Washington President Trump said, “They want to make a deal, but I’m not satisfied with it.”
The Islamic Republic News Agency gave no details on the content of the proposal but said that it was sent to Pakistani mediators on Thursday evening. Mr. Trump did not address the substance of the latest proposal or make clear what his objections were, though he was asked specifically about it. He made almost identical comments when talking about an earlier proposal.
Two senior Iranian officials said the new proposal removes a previous condition Iran had set that Mr. Trump must first lift the sea blockade against Iran for negotiators to meet face to face. The proposal also offers more flexibility on the sequencing of steps, with Iran willing to first open the Strait of Hormuz followed by the U.S. announcing the blockade was ending, the two officials said. They both asked for anonymity to discuss sensitive information.
The proposal still calls for nuclear negotiations to be postponed for a second phase of talks, after a permanent cease-fire was reached, the two officials said.
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America's spies say Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=177523754]
Before the latest move by Iran, it had proposed the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the end of the U.S. blockade and the postponement of negotiations over the country’s nuclear program, according to three Iranian officials.
Mr. Trump was dissatisfied with that, because he wanted to address the nuclear program. Outside the White House on Friday, he said “the blockade has been unbelievable, powerful, 100 percent.” He also added, “We’re negotiating with them — their teams are unbelievably disjointed, but we are negotiating.”
Mr. Trump has repeatedly insisted that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, while Iran has rejected American proposals to suspend its nuclear program and hand over its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
Since shortly after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began on Feb. 28, Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, which is normally used to transport as much as one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. Since a cease-fire began last month, the United States has blocked shipping to and from Iran through the strait.
Energy prices have spiked. Oil prices hit a wartime peak on Thursday before pulling back. After reports of the new Iranian proposal on Friday, prices dropped slightly.
Also on Friday, Iranian state television reported that the foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, had spoken by phone with his counterparts in Turkey, Egypt, Qatar and other countries in the region to brief them on Iran’s latest stance on ending the war.
Farnaz Fassihi, Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs contributed reporting.
Yeganeh Torbati is the Iran correspondent for The Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/world/middleeast/iran-new-proposal-peace-talks.html
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