President Donald Trump told reporters on Saturday afternoon that he will review Iran’s latest 14-point proposal before saying on Truth Social that he “can’t imagine that it would be acceptable.”
The comments followed Iran’s submission of a 14-point plan to the United States, according to the Tasnim news agency, a media outlet affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to CNN.
Trump spoke to reporters before boarding a plane in Palm Beach, Florida, where he was asked about the latest updates regarding the Iran war.
“We’re doing very well with regard to Iran,” Trump said. “They want to make a deal.” When asked specifically about the latest 14-point plan, the president said “I’m looking at it,” and “I’ll let you know about it later.”
Trump then said on Truth Social that he would “soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to us” before claiming that a deal is unlikely since “they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years.”
Tasnim reported that Iran rejected a proposed two-month ceasefire from the U.S., instead saying “that the issues should be resolved within 30 days” and stipulating that negotiations between the two countries must focus on ending the war rather than an extended ceasefire.
Key points of the plan include:
- The release of frozen Iranian assets
- The removal of sanctions
- The introduction of a “new mechanism for the Strait of Hormuz”
- An end to fighting in Lebanon
NPR separately reported that other demands include “guarantees against future military aggression, the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iran’s periphery, an end to the naval blockade, payment of reparations, [and] the lifting of sanctions.” The outlet noted it had not independently verified the proposal.
Trump’s comments came the day after he was quoted as saying that the U.S. may “be better off not making a deal.” He also sent a letter to Congress claiming that hostilities with Iran had been ‘terminated’ as a 60-day deadline for congressional approval loomed via the War Powers Resolution of 1973.
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The Iranian leadership in Tehran has consistently refused to give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons since the start of the conflict on February 28. Trump also gave an update on the blockade, saying that “nobody’s even challenging it.”
The plan was submitted through an intermediary in Pakistan, Tasnim reported.
