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Donald Trump warned this Saturday that he will hardly accept the new proposal sent by Iran, stating on his social media platform Truth Social that the Persian country "has still not paid a high enough price" for what it has done to humanity over the past 47 years.
In his message, Trump stated that he will "soon" review the plan that Iran has just submitted, but he expressed his skepticism: "I can't imagine it being acceptable, given that they have not yet paid a high enough price for what they have done to Humanity and the World over the past 47 years."
The publication comes two days after Iran sent a new proposal to Washington through Pakistani mediators on April 30, 2026, amid an extended ceasefire that Trump accepted at Pakistan's request on April 21, despite expressing dissatisfaction with the Iranian offers.
The conflict erupted on February 28, 2026, with Operation Epic Fury, a joint military campaign between the U.S. and Israel that destroyed 90% of Iran's missile arsenal and eliminated 49 high-ranking officials, including the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz on March 4, which caused maritime traffic to collapse by 97% and drove the price of Brent crude from 67 to over 126 dollars per barrel.
On April 8, a temporary ceasefire mediated by Pakistan came into effect, contingent upon the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations in Islamabad, which failed after 21 hours without an agreement.
The positions remain incompatible: Washington demands the complete dismantling of Iran's nuclear program and "zero enrichment," while Tehran has offered limited pauses and has claimed up to 270 billion dollars in war reparations.
On April 16, Trump stated that Iran had agreed to halt its nuclear program, a claim that Tehran did not confirm, and three days later threatened to “blow up the whole country” if Iran did not sign an agreement.
On the same Saturday that Trump published his warning, the new supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, called for waging a "cultural and economic jihad" against the nation's enemies, in a context of annual inflation of 72%, a depreciation of the rial exceeding 50%, and a contraction of the GDP of 2.5%.
The U.S. negotiating delegation has been led by Vice President JD Vance, along with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who led the peace talks in Islamabad.
Trump also stated this Saturday that Iran is in a "state of collapse" and reiterated his demand for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while the extended ceasefire remains in effect with the parties not having reconciled their positions.
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