{"id":27437,"date":"2026-05-03T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/iran-submits-new-peace-terms-says-ball-in-us-court\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T05:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:00:10","slug":"iran-submits-new-peace-terms-says-ball-in-us-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/iran-submits-new-peace-terms-says-ball-in-us-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran submits new peace terms, says \u2018ball in US court\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>President Donald Trump said Tehran\u2019s proposal would likely be rejected<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tehran has submitted a comprehensive new peace plan, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Saturday, adding that <em>\u201cthe ball is in the US court.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Both the US and Iran have previously accused each other of putting forward unacceptable terms, as a ceasefire reached nearly a month ago has failed to produce an agreement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations have been further complicated by the twin Iranian and US blockades of the Strait of Hormuz and the resumption of Israel\u2019s bombing campaign in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Islamic Republic of Iran has submitted its plan to Pakistan as the mediator with the aim of permanently ending the imposed war, and now the ball is in the US court to choose between a diplomatic solution or a continuation of the confrontational approach,\u201d<\/em> Gharibabadi said, as quoted by Press TV.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln operates in the Gulf of Oman on April 16, 2026.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/639352-trump-us-forces-pirates\/\">Trump likens American forces seizing Iranian ships to pirates<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Iranian media, the 14-point plan is a counterproposal to a nine-point document presented earlier by the US. News agencies have reported that Iran\u2019s terms include security guarantees, the withdrawal of American troops from the region, the lifting of sanctions, and an end to the war <em>\u201con all fronts,\u201d<\/em> including Lebanon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Iran is also reportedly seeking compensation from the US and a new framework for the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, US President Donald Trump said he would review the plan soon but added that he could not <em>\u201cimagine that it would be acceptable.\u201d<\/em> The president previously told journalists that he was <em>\u201cnot satisfied\u201d<\/em> with Iran\u2019s terms and threatened to <em>\u201cblast the hell out of them and finish them forever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The US has demanded that Iran completely abandon its nuclear program and surrender its enriched uranium stockpiles, a condition Tehran has flatly rejected, insisting that its nuclear program is for civilian use only.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>While the prospects for a peace deal remain uncertain, oil prices surged past $120 per barrel this week for the first time since 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump said Tehran\u2019s proposal would likely be rejected Tehran has submitted a comprehensive new peace plan, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Saturday, adding that \u201cthe ball is in the US court.\u201d Both the US and Iran have previously accused each other of putting forward unacceptable terms, as a ceasefire reached [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[483],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rt-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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