The president also has floated a new plan to reopen the Hormuz, after the US warned shipping firms against paying Iran for safe passage
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday 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 semi-official Iranian news 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. Pakistan has hosted previous negotiations between Iran and the United States.
Shortly after speaking to reporters, Trump sounded sceptical about Iran’s plan in a post on social media. He wrote that he “can’t imagine that it would be acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years”.
Trump rejected a previous Iranian proposal this week. However, conversations have continued, and the three-week ceasefire appears to be holding.
Indonesian seafarer among 20,000 stranded for months as Strait of Hormuz remains blocked
The US president also has floated a new plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, where about a fifth of the world’s trade in oil and natural gas typically passes.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
