Iran sends new peace proposal to US via Pakistan to end West Asia conflict, Trump says he is 'not satisfied'

As tension continues to remain tense in West Asia, Iran has submitted another proposal aimed at pushing forward negotiations with the United States to resolve the widening West Asia conflict. According to Iran's state-run agency IRNA, Tehran formally handed over its latest document to Pakistan on Thursday evening. Notably, Islamabad has been acting as the go-between for the ongoing exchanges between Tehran and Washington.

This development comes only days after Iran, through regional intermediaries, submitted a separate proposal to cease its military operations in the Strait of Hormuz, which is likely to be rejected by the US, CNN reported. US President Donald Trump has already indicated his unwillingness to accept the newest Iranian overture. During a high-level briefing earlier this week, Trump told his advisers he is "not likely to accept the plan" that was recently delivered to Washington.

Iran's latest offer focuses on reopening maritime routes through the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz. However, it pushes all discussion on its nuclear programme to a later stage. Officials in Washington are concerned that restoring shipping lanes without addressing Iran's uranium enrichment and



its "stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium" would weaken US leverage in ongoing diplomatic efforts.

Despite US reservations, American experts acknowledge that keeping the strait blocked carries its own challenges. The prolonged halt in maritime traffic has maintained elevated global energy prices, significantly increasing fuel costs across the United States, CNN reported.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said he was "not satisfied" with Iran's latest proposal in negotiations to end the war between the countries, rejecting the plan almost as soon as it was delivered. "They want to make a deal, I'm not satisfied with it, so we'll see what happens," Trump told reporters Friday at the White House, AP reported. Trump did not elaborate on what he saw as the latest proposal's shortcomings. "They're asking for things I can't agree to," he said. 

Negotiations have continued by phone after Trump called off his envoys' trip to Pakistan last week, the President said. He expressed frustration with Iran's leadership, describing it as fractured. Trump earlier this week floated a new plan to reopen the critical passageway used by America's Gulf allies to export their oil and gas.