Iran on Saturday presented a fresh 14-point proposal to the United States aimed at "ending the war", according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. The report stated that the US had sought a ceasefire lasting up to two months, while Tehran insisted that key issues should be resolved within 30 days and that efforts should focus on "ending the war" rather than prolonging a temporary truce.
According to the report, Iran's plan includes guarantees of non-aggression, the withdrawal of US forces from areas near Iran, the lifting of a naval blockade, the release of frozen Iranian assets and the removal of sanctions. It also calls for an end to the conflict "on all fronts", including in Lebanon.
Reacting to the new proposal, US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social: "I will soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to us, but 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."
Earlier, rejecting another plan sent by the Iranians, Trump had said, "Right now, we have talks going on, they're not getting there." He did not specify his objections, but had said: "They're asking for things I can't agree to."
In Washington, Trump also dismissed a deadline under the War Powers Resolution requiring congressional authorisation for military action beyond 60 days. In a letter to lawmakers, he argued that a ceasefire agreement had effectively paused the timeline, a view disputed by legal experts. He later described the Vietnam-era law as "unconstitutional".
Officials in Islamabad have said they believe a deal remains possible, butacknowledge challengesfrom both sides, with Iran seeking to maximise its leverage and the US appearing to favour a more decisive outcome. Pakistani officials have also warned of wider economic consequences, noting that the conflict has significantly increased energy costs, with the country's monthly import bill reportedly tripling.
The latest proposals follow an all-night negotiation session in Islamabad in April, the highest-level engagement between the two sides since the Iranian Revolution.
Iranian officials said the talks came close to a deal before the US withdrew, while Washington said Tehran had not gone far enough. Plans for a second round of talks last weekend collapsed after Iran declined to meet US negotiators.
US officials have since indicated that a return to military action is under consideration, while some voices in Iran have expressed frustration with Pakistan's role in the process.
A senior officer in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Jafar Asadi, warned that a renewed conflict was "likely". Another IRGC commander, Ali Rafiei Atani, said Iran wanted the US to test its strength further.
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