Trump Says He Had Very Good Talks With Iran as Pakistan Mediates US Proposal

Iran is reviewing a US proposal to end the war as Tehran and Washington exchange messages via mediator Pakistan, with US President Donald Trump saying he has had “very good talks” with Iran over the past 24 hours.

“United States President Donald Trump says he has had “very good talks” with Iran over the past 24 hours and it is “very possible that we will make a deal”, as Tehran reviews a US peace proposal that sources said would formally end the war”

Al Jazeera

Trump told reporters at the White House that it is “very possible that we will make a deal,” while also saying Iran should suspend its nuclear programme and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Al Jazeera

The BBC reported that Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Ismail Baghaei said the proposal is “still being reviewed,” and that Tehran will inform the Pakistani side after concluding its opinion.

Reuters reported that Iran is reviewing the US proposal to end the war, while key demands remain unaddressed, even as a Pakistani source and another person briefed on mediation said an agreement was close on a one-page memorandum.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei played down reports suggesting an agreement with the US was close, saying Tehran had not yet issued a formal response to the latest US proposal but was continuing to exchange diplomatic messages via mediator Pakistan.

In a separate reaction, Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei dismissed a previous text as “more of an American wish list than a reality,” writing on social media that “The Americans will not gain anything in a war they are losing that they have not gained in face-to-face negotiations.”

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Washington Post framed Trump’s posture as a threat of renewed violence, saying that if Iran did not agree to his latest peace plan, U.S. bombing would resume “at a much higher level.”

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty described Tehran’s stance as reviewing the latest US proposal while Trump claimed Pakistani-mediated talks were progressing well, with Trump telling reporters in the Oval Office on May 6 that “it’s very possible that we’ll make a deal.”

If the reported one-page memorandum is accepted by both sides, Reuters said it would formally end the conflict and kick off discussions to unblock shipping through the strait, lift US sanctions on Iran, and set curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme.

“ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV — Iran said Wednesday it was reviewing a new U”

Bangor Daily News

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty added that if the current one-page memorandum is accepted, it would start the clock on 30 days of detailed negotiations to reach a full agreement, with a full deal aimed at ending competing US and Iranian blockades on the strait and releasing frozen Iranian funds.

The BBC said the provisions it lists include a suspension on Iranian nuclear enrichment, the lifting of sanctions, and restoring free transit through the Strait of Hormuz, while noting that many terms would be contingent on a final agreement being reached.

Meanwhile, US Central Command announced it had disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker identified as the M/T Hasna after it allegedly failed to comply with warnings, and reiterated that the US blockade against ships attempting to enter or depart Iranian ports remains “in full effect.”