On Saturday, May 2, 2026, Donald Trump announced that he would study a new plan to regulate the conflict in the Middle East, warning that he was unlikely to accept it and hinting at the threat of new military operations. But what does it contain?
A 14-point plan to end the conflict within 30 days The situation between the two countries has been at a standstill since a ceasefire came into effect on April 8, after nearly 40 days of Israeli-American attacks on Iran and retaliations from Tehran in the region.
An Iranian military official, Mohammad Jafar Asadi, deemed it “likely” on Saturday that a war with the United States would resume, as direct talks in Islamabad on April 11 proved unproductive due to strong differences from the Strait of Hormuz to the nuclear issue.
According to Iranian news agencies, Iran has submitted a 14-point plan to Washington, via Pakistan, aimed at ending the conflict within 30 days.
“I will study a plan that Iran has just sent us,” announced the American president on his Truth Social platform, “but I cannot imagine it being acceptable, because (the Iranians) have not yet paid a sufficient price for what they have done to Humanity and the World over the past 47 years” since the establishment of the Islamic Republic.
What does this plan contain? According to the Tasnim agency, Tehran demands in this plan a withdrawal of American forces from areas near Iran, the lifting of the blockade on Iranian ports, the release of Iranian assets, reparations, the lifting of sanctions, a “mechanism” regarding the Strait of Hormuz, and “the end of the war on all fronts including in Lebanon.”
On this last front, Israel conducted a new series of strikes on Saturday that killed at least three people in the southern part of the country, according to the Lebanese official news agency. The Israeli army claimed to have targeted dozens of pro-Iranian Hezbollah sites.
Tasnim does not mention the nuclear issue. Yet, this is a central issue for the United States and Israel, who accuse Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons — a claim the country denies.
Iran had already transmitted a new text this week via Pakistan, without any details being revealed.
“The ball is in the US’s court” Continuation of the war or diplomatic route, Tehran is “prepared” for both scenarios, and “the ball is in the US’s court,” stated the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi.
The war has caused thousands of deaths, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, and its repercussions continue to shake the global economy, with oil prices rising to unprecedented levels since 2022.
While the bombings have ceased, the conflict persists in other forms: Washington imposes a blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s consumed hydrocarbons previously passed.
When questioned by journalists on Saturday evening in Florida, Donald Trump refused to specify what could trigger new military operations against Iran.
“If they behave badly, if they do something wrong, but for now, we’ll see. But it is certainly a possibility,” stated Donald Trump.
The Republican theoretically had until Friday to request Congressional authorization to continue the war. He chose to send a letter to parliamentary officials notifying them that hostilities against Iran were “terminated,” even though several Democratic lawmakers pointed out that the continued presence of forces in the region indicated otherwise.
The unpopular war in the United States fueled discontent against Donald Trump, who is under pressure to find a solution as the country is just six months away from decisive midterm elections.
[Context: Donald Trump announced studying a new plan for regulating the conflict in the Middle East, which he expressed doubts about accepting.]
[Fact Check: The article mentions the potential for new military operations against Iran and the impact of the conflict on the global economy.]
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