The US president says Tehran’s proposed path to de-escalation is not acceptable.
US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian counterproposal to a peace plan previously conveyed via Pakistani intermediaries.
The back-and-forth has so far resulted a deadlock in which neither party appears to be willing to budge. Although active fighting was paused under a fragile ceasefire last month, both Washington and Tehran continue to rely on economic leverage to force concessions.
Iran submitted its 14-point proposal late Thursday last week, reiterating its conditions for ending the standoff, as described by Iranian news outlet Tasnim. Speaking to Israel’s Kan News on Sunday, Trump said he reviewed the proposal and considers it unacceptable.
Trump had hinted at this stance on social media, writing that Iran “has not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years.”
The US proposal, which is said to consist of nine points, called for the ceasefire to be extended by two months. Iran reportedly insists that the dispute must be settled within 30 days.
The crisis in the Persian Gulf began in late February with a joint US-Israeli targeted assassinations of Iran’s leadership and a bombing campaign aimed at toppling the government. Tehran responded with retaliatory actions, including strikes against countries that host US bases and disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Amid the ceasefire, Trump ordered a blockade of Iranian ports, even as global supply constraints force Washington to take costly measures to contain oil price increases.
Iran is seeking guarantees against future attacks, reparations – potentially funded through tolls on transit through the Strait of Hormuz – and the continuation of its nuclear program, which it maintains is peaceful in nature. The US demands the complete dismantling of Iran’s nuclear activities and unrestricted navigation through the strategic waterway.
Iran says ‘endless US greed’ knows no bounds https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/05/04/768024/After-receiving-response,-Iran-says-%E2%80%98endless-US-greed%E2%80%99-knows-no-bounds-
This article is an outstanding example of good unbiased reporting. It outlines clearly what each side is demanding from the other and encapsulates their aims in a way which doesn’t play favourites. Thanks.
That website is literally Iranian propaganda Bro 😆
Nice try though
Meanwhile something blows in the engine room…
https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/component/content/article/something-serious-is-happening-in-us-treasury-bond-markets?catid=20&Itemid=101
So the US debt increases by another trillion – which means they are close to their debt ceiling if not exceeded it. That’s before factoring in the costs of this war which will surely push them over the ceiling – Trump will now need a quick new law to again raise the debt ceiling pronto.
If the Chinese really are selling these bonds as implied by the article, their economic warfare is heaps more effective than any military action from China.
look behind the curtain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIpdRAH3vSU
Useful unbiased media would tell us why Iran and the USA have different views on what kind of international strait the Strait of Hormuz actually is. The right of innocent passage is very different than the right of passage. I’m not a lawyer so I rely on other sources to help me understand.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/30/767789/persian-gulf-day-how-400-year-old-event-underpins-iran-sovereign-authority-strait-hormuz
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/11/766619/geography-energy-asymmetric-power-strait-hormuz-iran-strategic-asset
If the USA wants another 2 months of their fake ceasefire while Iran “insists that the dispute must be settled within 30 days” then it’s obvious which side wants permanent peace. The dumb yanks obviously think they won militarily but can’t understand their conventional military superiority is rendered irrelevant by asymmetric warfare.
The dumb yanks don’t understand Carl von Clausewitz’s famous dictum, “War is the continuation of politics [or policy/policy—Politik] by other means,” from his seminal work On War, argues that military action is not an isolated, irrational act but a calculated instrument of state policy. War must always be subordinate to political aims, with the ultimate purpose of compelling the enemy to fulfill our will.
The Iranians are constantly proving Carl von Clausewitz’s famous theory while the Americans keep proving their ignorance of war because the dumb yanks think their incompetent navy can do what they like in the Strait Of Hormuz.
Satan speaking through Trump says he is gong to Blow Iran off the Map, Satans tongue stating, more War Crimes incoming… Hail Satan, Well, Archangel Michael is stating, Trumps about to find out that being on team Demon, aint a such a good idea. Jesus is King….
It puts the lotion on…