President Donald Trump has sought changes to several terms of the proposal aimed at ending the Iran War, and the revised framework was sent back to Tehran for review. The shift, reported on Saturday, came after Trump made no decision at a White House Situation Room meeting on Friday.
The move matters now because it leaves the deal unfinished at the moment it was supposed to narrow the gap between war and a cease-fire. US sources said the proposal had been waiting on Trump’s sign-off, while a senior US official said he was told Iran could take up to three days to answer the updated text.
Among the points Trump wanted reinforced were terms he viewed as central, including what should happen to Iran’s nuclear material. He has also made clear that any agreement must prevent Iran from ever developing nuclear weapons and reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that carries about 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas supply.
Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that dialogue and an exchange of messages with the United States were still ongoing, but he warned against reading too much into the process before a clear conclusion is reached. His comments kept the door open while also signaling that Tehran is not prepared to treat the talks as settled. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf struck a harder note, saying Iran would not accept any deal that fails to secure full Iranian rights.
That public caution came as Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters reasserted control over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and warned foreign commercial and military vessels they would be targeted if they did not follow passage regulations. The warning underscored how quickly the diplomacy is still tied to the possibility of renewed conflict if negotiations break down.
The proposal is meant to end the war that began after the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, but the exact changes Trump demanded have not been disclosed. For now, the next step is Iran’s response, and the most important question is whether the revised plan can survive long enough to become a deal at all.
