Iran is reviewing a new U.S. proposal to end the war, with Pakistan mediating and Trump signaling he will wait only days for Tehran’s response.
Iran said Thursday it is reviewing the Trump administration’s latest proposal to end the nearly three-month war, opening another narrow window for indirect diplomacy as President Trump warned that renewed U.S. action could follow if talks fail.
The moment carries immediate stakes for the region and global energy markets. The war has strained shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for oil and liquefied natural gas, while Washington and Tehran remain locked in a military and diplomatic standoff with no confirmed deal in place.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran had received the American side’s latest views and was assessing them, according to Nour News. He said Pakistan-mediated exchanges between the U.S. and Iran were continuing and were based on Iran’s original 14-point framework.
That Iranian framework called for a definitive end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, the release of frozen Iranian financial assets and an end to what Tehran described as piracy against Iranian commercial vessels, according to the reports.
Pakistan has emerged as a central intermediary in the indirect talks. Iranian news agencies said Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, was expected in Tehran on Thursday as part of continued mediation efforts. Pakistan hosted peace talks between the U.S. and Iran last month, and Iranian officials have described several rounds of communication through that channel.
Trump, speaking to reporters Wednesday at Joint Base Andrews, said he was willing to wait a few more days for Iran’s response but framed the pause as limited. “Believe me, if we don’t get the right answers, it goes very quickly. We’re all ready to go,” he said.
The president also said Wednesday that the U.S. was in the “final stages” of the Iran conflict, adding that the outcome would be either a deal or action he described as “a little bit nasty.” He said earlier in the week that he had been close to deciding whether to order new strikes before postponing that step.
The negotiations are unfolding as pressure builds around Hormuz. CNBC reported that about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passed through the strait before the war, but shipping traffic has been sharply disrupted since U.S. and Israeli-led strikes against Iran began Feb. 28. CBS reported that some tankers have recently transited the contested waterway in coordination with Iranian authorities, including one South Korean tanker confirmed by Seoul.
Oil prices moved higher Thursday as traders watched the talks. CNBC reported international Brent crude at $106.92 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate at $100.59 during afternoon trading in London, with both contracts up around 45% since the war began.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has warned against further U.S. and Israeli attacks, threatening to widen the conflict beyond the region if strikes resume. The immediate test now is whether Tehran’s review produces a response within the short window Trump has set — and whether Pakistan’s mediation can keep the two sides from returning to direct military escalation.
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