Trump Says Iran War Will Be Over Quickly as Tehran Reviews U.S. Proposal

President Donald Trump said the war in Iran would be "over quickly" as Iran weighed a U.S. proposal to end the fighting, with Tehran saying the plan was "still being considered".

Trump told Republicans in the State of Georgia that he was optimistic the war would end soon, and he added that most people "understand" his goal of ending Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

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The White House believes it could be closing in on a 14-point memorandum of understanding that would set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations, according to Axios.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tehran would share its views of the U.S. proposal with Pakistani mediators after concluding its review, and he said: "The American proposal is still being reviewed by Iran".

Iran’s parliament spokesperson Ebrahim Rezaei dismissed the proposal as a "wish list" and warned that Iran "has its finger on the trigger and is ready" if the U.S. did not "surrender and grant the necessary concessions".

Trump, meanwhile, threatened renewed violence on Truth Social, writing that if Iran did not agree to a deal "the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before".

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CNN said Iran was expected to respond to the latest proposal today, moving closer to an agreement on a short memorandum, and it also described a 30-day negotiation period tied to the one-page U.S. proposal.

In parallel, the BBC reported that a foreign ministry spokesman said Tehran would share its views with Pakistani mediators, while Pakistan’s foreign minister said his country was "endeavouring to convert this ceasefire into a permanent end to this war".

The negotiations hinge on the Strait of Hormuz, where the BBC said the waterway has effectively been blockaded by Iran since the U.S. and Israel began attacking it in late February.

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CNN reported that the one-page U.S. proposal would address security in the Strait of Hormuz and that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports is ongoing.

Reuters and Axios both described terms that would include lifting restrictions around transit through the Strait of Hormuz, with Axios saying many provisions would be contingent on a final agreement being reached.

The stakes also include sanctions relief and nuclear constraints, with Axios saying the framework would involve Iran committing to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment and the U.S. agreeing to lift its sanctions and release billions in frozen Iranian funds, while Reuters said the proposal has not been publicly outlined.