Donald Trump Reviews Iran’s 14-Point Peace Proposal as Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon

President Donald Trump said he is reviewing a new Iranian peace proposal while Israel continues strikes on southern Lebanon, as the U.S. and Iran remain locked in a fragile ceasefire framework.

“President Trump told Congress this week that hostilities "have terminated”

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CBS News reported that Trump told reporters Saturday he is reviewing a new 14-point peace proposal that was submitted by Iran, and that “Nick Stewart is a sharp, seasoned policy expert who is a valuable asset to Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's talented team,” according to the White House.

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CBS News also said Trump told congressional leaders that addressing a under a decades-old law meant to limit the use of military force without authorization from Congress.

CNN reported that Iran submitted a 14-point response to a proposal from the United States, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim news agency reporting the submission.

NPR said Iran submitted a 14-point response to the U.S. proposal to end the conflict that began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, and that the plan demands resolving all issues and ending the war within 30 days instead of observing a two-month ceasefire.

Trump’s skepticism was explicit across outlets: The Guardian quoted Trump saying he “can’t imagine that it would be acceptable” because Iran “has not yet ‘paid a big enough price’” over “the last 47 years,” while POLITICO.eu reported Trump wrote on Truth Social that he “can’t imagine that it would be acceptable” for the same reason.

In parallel, CNN reported the U.S. fast-tracked $8 billion in arms sales to its Middle East allies, underscoring that diplomacy and military posture are moving together rather than replacing each other.

While Trump weighed Iran’s proposal, the U.S. posture toward Europe and the war’s operational tempo continued to shift.

CBS News said Trump told reporters Saturday that the U.S. will significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, and he escalated the dispute by saying, “We're going to cut way down. And we're cutting a lot further than 5,000,” while he spoke in Florida.

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CNN similarly reported that Trump said the U.S. plans to remove “a lot further” than the 5,000 troops the Pentagon said it would withdraw from Germany over the next year, and it described the Pentagon’s earlier announcement as a roughly 5,000 troop drawdown over the next six to 12 months following a “thorough review of the Department’s force posture in Europe.”

CBS News added that Senior defense officials who spoke to CBS News Friday characterized the 5,000 troop drawdown as a signal of Trump’s discontent with the level of assistance that European allies have offered in the U.S.-Iran war.

Germany’s defense minister Boris Pistorius told dpa that the presence of American soldiers in Europe is in both countries’ interest, saying, “The presence of American soldiers in Europe, and especially in Germany, is in our interest and in the interest of the U.S.”

CNN reported that Germany is home to Ramstein Air Base, described as the headquarters for U.S. Air Forces in Europe, including the unit that does “airlift, airdrop and aeromedical evacuation operations.”

Against this diplomatic and military background, CNN’s Middle East conflict update said Israel and Hezbollah continued to strike each other Saturday despite a declared ceasefire in Lebanon, keeping the region’s violence from fully freezing even as negotiations move forward.

Iran’s reported 14-point proposal and the U.S. response are being framed as a contest over timing, guarantees, and the structure of any settlement.

NPR said Iran’s plan includes a demand to resolve all issues and end the war within 30 days instead of observing a two-month ceasefire, and it listed demands including guarantees against future military aggression, withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iran's periphery, an end to the naval blockade, the release of frozen Iranian assets, payment of reparations, the lifting of sanctions, and an end to fighting in Lebanon.

CNN added that Tasnim reported Iran’s proposal calls for “ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon,” and that it rejected the U.S. two-month ceasefire in favor of resolving issues within 30 days, while negotiations should focus on the “termination of the war” rather than extending a ceasefire.

The Guardian described the Iranian proposal as including “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,” and “ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon,” plus “a new control mechanism for the strait.”

POLITICO.eu reported that Trump suggested he could order new military action if there is no progress toward a resolution, quoting Trump: “If they misbehave, if they do something bad — but right now, we'll see. It's a possibility that could happen, certainly.”

France 24 similarly said Trump doubted the proposal would be acceptable, citing that Tehran had “not yet paid a big enough price,” and it tied the comments to Iran’s Tasnim and Fars reports that Tehran submitted a 14-point proposal to mediator Pakistan.

Across the reporting, Iranian officials pushed back on the idea of delay and placed the decision on Washington’s side, with CNN quoting Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi saying, “the ball is in the United States’ court to choose the path of diplomacy or the continuation of a confrontational approach,” and NPR describing the same demand structure around ending the war within 30 days.

Even as Trump’s diplomacy with Iran moved into a review phase, the conflict’s Lebanon front continued to produce casualties and damage.

CBS News reported that Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday while the Israeli military demolished parts of a Catholic convent in a border village, and it said Israel issued a new warning for residents of nine southern villages to evacuate.

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In the border village of Yaroun, CBS News said Israel’s military used bulldozers to destroy parts of a Catholic convent that had been empty as a result of the latest fighting, and it quoted Gladys Sabbagh, the superior general of the Basilian Salvatorian Sisters, saying, “What we heard is that it was destroyed with bulldozers.”

CBS News added that Sabbagh told The Associated Press the convent included a school closed since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war and a clinic recently moved to the nearby village of Rmeich, and it said the convent was a small compound housing just two nuns who left because of the war.

The Israeli military’s statement, as reported by CBS News, said that as the army was destroying Hezbollah infrastructure in Yaroun, a house with no religious signs was damaged, and it added that soldiers “prevented any further damage from being done” once they knew it was linked to a church.

CNN’s live conflict update said Israel and Hezbollah continued to strike each other Saturday despite a declared ceasefire in Lebanon, and it described the ongoing exchange as continuing “despite the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.”

France 24 echoed the Lebanon front by stating that Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded several others despite the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, tying the casualty count to the same day’s events.

The next phase of the U.S.-Iran confrontation is being shaped by both the review process and the possibility of renewed military action, while U.S. lawmakers debate whether authorization is required.

POLITICO.eu said Trump suggested he could order new military action if there is no progress toward a resolution, and it quoted him: “If they misbehave, if they do something bad — but right now, we'll see. It's a possibility that could happen, certainly.”

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The Guardian similarly reported Trump’s framing that new military action remains on the table, quoting him: “If they misbehave, if they do something bad, but right now, we’ll see,” and adding “it’s a possibility that could happen, certainly.”

CNN’s report on the ceasefire and negotiations described Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi telling diplomats that “the ball is in the United States’ court to choose the path of diplomacy or the continuation of a confrontational approach,” making the U.S. decision the hinge for escalation or diplomacy.

In Washington, Gulf News said lawmakers were wrestling over whether Trump had breached a deadline to seek congressional approval for the war, and it reported that administration officials argue the ceasefire paused a 60-day clock after which congressional authorisation would be required, a claim disputed by opposition Democrats.

CBS News added that Trump told congressional leaders that addressing a under a decades-old law meant to limit the use of military force without authorization from Congress, tying the political debate to legal constraints.

The Guardian also described economic and maritime pressure around the Strait of Hormuz, including that the U.S. warned shipping companies they could face sanctions for paying Iran to pass safely through the strait, and it said Iran has maintained a “stranglehold” on the strait since the war began.