Iran has reportedly sent a new peace proposal to the United States through Pakistani officials, according to state media. President Trump has stated his dissatisfaction with the proposal. The Trump administration claims the conflict is ‘terminated’ as the U.S. reaches its 60-day deadline for congressional support. Meanwhile, Israel continues its strikes on Lebanon, even after the ceasefire agreement was extended. Iran’s Supreme Leader has vowed to protect the nation’s nuclear capabilities in a recent statement.<\/p>\n
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his dissatisfaction with Iran’s latest peace proposal, effectively rejecting the plan almost immediately upon its delivery. The proposal was handed over to mediators in Pakistan by Iran on Thursday night, as reported by Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency.<\/p>\n
‘They want to make a deal, I’m not satisfied with it, so we’ll see what happens,’ Trump told reporters on Friday as he departed the White House for Florida. The fragile three-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran appears to be largely holding, despite both nations exchanging accusations of violations.<\/p>\n
Trump did not elaborate on what he perceived as the shortcomings of the latest proposal. ‘They’re asking for things I can’t agree to,’ he stated. Negotiations have continued via phone after Trump canceled his envoys’ trip to Pakistan last week, the President confirmed. He voiced frustration with Iran’s leadership, characterizing it as fractured. ‘It’s a very disjointed leadership,’ he remarked. ‘They all want to make a deal, but they’re all messed up.’<\/p>\n
The U.S. has maintained a naval blockade of Iranian ports along the Strait of Hormuz since April 13, a response to Iran’s near-total closure of the waterway to international shipping. On Friday, Brent Crude oil prices, the global benchmark, hovered around $111 (approximately \u00a381.41) a barrel.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Trump administration asserted that the conflict was effectively over as it reached a legal deadline for congressional approval. According to the War Powers Resolution of 1973, the U.S. president must conclude a military campaign after 60 days, unless Congress formally declares war, authorizes the use of military force, or a 30-day extension is requested. Trump formally notified lawmakers of the conflict on March 2, which would have meant the 60-day period concluded on May 1.<\/p>\n
However, a senior administration official, speaking to AP on condition of anonymity, stated that the conflict had since been ‘terminated,’ given that neither the U.S. nor Iran had exchanged fire since April 7. ‘For War Powers Resolution purposes, the hostilities that began on Saturday, February 28, have terminated,’ the official said. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also stated during a Thursday hearing that the Trump administration’s understanding is that the ’60-day clock pauses or stops’ due to the ceasefire. Many Republicans had emphasized a May 1 deadline for Congress to intervene at the outset of the conflict, but no action has been planned as lawmakers are currently on a one-week break. A sixth attempt to halt the conflict in Iran was rejected in the Senate on Thursday, with two Republicans voting in favor.<\/p>\n
The specifics of Iran’s latest peace proposal remain unclear, but Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader vowed on Thursday to protect the Islamic Republic\u2019s nuclear and missile capabilities, a significant point of contention between the nations. In a statement read by a state television anchor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei declared that the only place the U.S. belonged in the Persian Gulf was ‘at the bottom of its waters.’<\/p>\n
‘Ninety million proud and honorable Iranians, both inside and outside the country, regard all of Iran\u2019s identity-based, spiritual, human, scientific, industrial, and technological capacities \u2013 from nanotechnology and biotechnology to nuclear and missile capabilities \u2013 as national assets,’ Khamenei stated. Khamenei has not been seen publicly since assuming the role of Supreme Leader after his father’s killing in the war’s initial airstrikes. Khamenei’s aide, Mohsen Qomi, dismissed reports on Friday that the leader was unwell, stating that such suggestions were ‘a trick by the enemy.’<\/p>\n
‘Currently, he is in perfect health and is actively managing affairs. He oversees matters related to negotiations and field operations under his direct supervision,’ Qomi told Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/p>\n
Israel conducted several airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Friday, resulting in at least 10 fatalities, while the militant Hezbollah group claimed to have launched rockets and drones at northern Israel, wounding two soldiers. These attacks have persisted despite the ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since April 17.<\/p>\n
On Friday afternoon, Israel’s military urged residents of the Lebanese village of Habboush, near the southern city of Nabatiyeh, to evacuate, warning that proximity to Hezbollah facilities would pose a danger. An airstrike on Habboush, occurring around the time of the warning, killed six people, including a woman and a child, and wounded eight, according to the Health Ministry. The state-run National News Agency reported that four individuals were killed in strikes on three other southern villages. By Friday afternoon, Hezbollah had issued six separate statements claiming to have launched drones and rockets at Israeli military positions.<\/p>\n
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