Trump says Iran has not yet ‘paid a big enough price’ as he reviews new peace proposal
Iran says the ‘ball is in the United States’ court’ as Trump says he is likely to reject new proposal from Tehran Donald Trump said on Saturday he was going to review a new peace proposal from Tehran but cast doubt over its prospects, saying Iran had not yet “paid a big enough price”. Two semiofficial Iranian news outlets, Tasnim and Fars, believed to be close to Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, said Iran had sent the US a new 14-point proposal via Pakistan.
US president’s post announcing maritime escort operation follows flurry of mixed signals including concern Tehran had not ‘paid big enough price’
Donald Trump has announced that the US would begin escorting ships trapped by the Iran war out of the Gulf through the strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, and claimed his representatives were having “very positive” discussions with Iran.
Trump wrote on his social media site that the maritime escort operation would be called “Project Freedom”, and presented it as a humanitarian gesture “on behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran”.
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- Trump says Iran has not yet ‘paid a big enough price’ as he reviews new peace proposalGuardian - World · Julian Borger in Jerusalem · May 3, 2026, 3:48 AM
- Trump casts doubt on Iran peace deal and says Tehran has not ‘paid a big enough price’Guardian - World · Julian Borger in Jerusalem · May 3, 2026, 8:55 PM
- Trump says US will escort trapped ships from Gulf amid ‘very positive’ talks with IranGuardian - World · Julian Borger in Jerusalem · May 3, 2026, 10:27 PM
- Trump says US will ‘guide’ trapped ships from Gulf amid ‘very positive’ talks with IranGuardian - World
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