Trump Reviews 14-Point Iran News Proposal as Ceasefire Holds
Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new peace proposal from Tehran, and iran news now centers on whether that offer can survive his skepticism. He said Iran had not yet paid “a big enough price,” even as the ceasefire in the war launched by the United States and Israel in late February has held since 8 April.
Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One, “I’ll let you know about it later,” and added, “they’re going to give me the exact wording now.” He then posted 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.”
Tehran’s 14-point proposal
Iranian media said the latest 14-point proposal was sent to the United States via Pakistan. The reported terms included the withdrawal of US forces from areas surrounding Iran, lifting the US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, releasing Iran’s frozen assets, payment of compensation, lifting sanctions, ending the war on all fronts including Lebanon, and creating a new control mechanism for the strait.
The proposal lands after Trump rejected a previous Iranian proposal this week. Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, told diplomats in Tehran that “the ball is in the United States’ court to choose the path of diplomacy or the continuation of a confrontational approach” and said Iran was “prepared for both paths.”
Washington pressure on shipping
Trump said in Florida on Saturday that new military action against Iran remained possible. “If they misbehave, if they do something bad, but right now, we’ll see,” he said. “But it’s a possibility that could happen, certainly.”
That warning sits beside a more immediate pressure point: the Strait of Hormuz. The United States warned shipping companies they could face sanctions for paying Iran to pass safely through the waterway, and on Friday it warned against payments in cash, digital assets, offsets, informal swaps, other in-kind payments, charitable donations, and payments at Iranian embassies. Iran has maintained control over the strait since the war began, while the United States has responded with a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Oil prices are about 50% above prewar levels, keeping the dispute tied not only to diplomacy but to shipping costs and energy markets. Washington has repeatedly said it will not end the war without a deal that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, while Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful.
The next pressure point is Trump himself: he has the wording of the proposal, has already rejected one Iranian plan this week, and now has to decide whether the 14-point offer becomes a basis for talks or another missed opening. For shipping companies, the sanctions warnings mean any move through the Strait of Hormuz now carries direct exposure to the broader US-Iran standoff.
Gharibabadi’s court
Gharibabadi’s message in Tehran leaves the choice in Washington’s hands, but his phrase “prepared for both paths” shows that Iran is presenting diplomacy and confrontation as parallel options rather than separate tracks. That leaves the ceasefire intact for now, but under active political and military pressure from both capitals.
