Sixty-five days into the most significant American military engagement since Iraq, Donald Trump has declared Iran's latest peace proposal effectively unacceptable, and Tehran's military commanders are already preparing for what comes next.
On 2 May 2026, Iran submitted a 14-point peace proposal through Pakistani intermediaries, requesting all issues be resolved and the war formally concluded within 30 days. Trump posted on Truth Social that he 'can't imagine that it would be acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years.' Earlier that same day, he had told reporters outside the White House: 'They want to make a deal, but I'm not satisfied with it,' adding bluntly, 'They're asking for things that I can't agree to.'
