US President Donald Trump said Iran's latest peace proposal contains terms he cannot agree to, warning that strikes could resume if Tehran 'misbehaves'.
Trump dismisses Tehran's plan
US President Donald Trump said he would review Iran's 14-point peace plan but expressed deep doubt that it is "acceptable", warning that military strikes could resume if Tehran fails to comply. Trump said the Iranian offer contains terms he "can't agree to" and indicated no early end to the conflict was in sight.
Iran submitted the 14-point response to a US proposal through Iranian state media, with the document transmitted via Pakistan. Trump said he was "not excited" by what he had seen.
The White House had separately told Congress that Iran hostilities have "terminated" because of the ceasefire — a framing Trump used to argue he does not require congressional authorisation to continue operations. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the timer for the president to report to Congress "pauses or stops" during a ceasefire.
Blockade and economic pressure
Trump described the US Navy's enforcement of the Strait of Hormuz blockade as acting "like pirates" taking Iranian oil, calling it "a very profitable business". The administration also warned shipping firms that they face sanctions if they pay Iran tolls or make "donations" to transit the strait.
The economic toll inside Iran is severe. Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei called on the country to defeat its enemies in what he framed as an economic and cultural struggle, as prices surged and jobs disappeared. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate said more than 40 Iranian seafarers had been killed during the conflict, attributing the deaths to US and Israeli attacks on Iran's ports and commercial fleet.
US budget carrier Spirit Airlines began a wind-down and cancelled all flights, citing a doubling in jet fuel prices it linked directly to the Strait of Hormuz blockade. The airline had been in talks with the Trump administration about a reported $500 million bailout that ultimately failed.
Syria as alternative corridor
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively blocked, Syria is receiving hundreds of Iraqi oil trucks hauling crude overland as an alternative energy corridor to Europe.
UAE lifts air restrictions
The UAE aviation authority lifted all air traffic restrictions introduced since the start of the Iran war, the latest sign of a cautious recovery in the regional travel sector.
Israel pounds Lebanon
Israeli air strikes killed 41 people in Lebanon in a 24-hour window, bringing the death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 2 March to 2,659, with 8,183 injured. The strikes continued despite an ongoing ceasefire, which Israel says targets Hezbollah infrastructure.
Mohammadi health alarm
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was taken from prison to a hospital after a sharp deterioration in her health, her family said. Mohammadi, 54, had suffered a heart attack in March and has lost consciousness twice since.
