President Trump said Iran’s offer, sent through Pakistan, contained conditions he was not satisfied with.
Published May 1, 2026
President Donald Trump said he is “not happy” with Iran’s latest peace proposal to end a war that has left thousands dead and sparked a global energy crisis.
The US president told the media on Friday that it was unclear whether a deal with Iran would be reached, and warned that he would “blow Iran up” if negotiations failed.
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“They want a deal, but I’m not happy with it, so we’ll see what happens,” Trump said as the ceasefire in the conflict continued for three weeks.
The president added that it was preferable to reach an agreement that would prevent a return to war, but threatened that a restart of the conflict may be necessary.
“They’re demanding things that I can’t agree to,” Trump said.
deadlock in negotiations
Negotiations to end the war have been stalled for weeks. Talks in Islamabad, which began on April 11 and lasted more than 21 hours, failed to produce even a basic framework for further discussions.
A ceasefire has been in place since April 8, freezing hostilities that began on February 28 after the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. The moratorium temporarily alleviated concerns about the escalation of the conflict, which could have devastating consequences in the region and beyond.
The international community is eager for an agreement that would end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas shipments normally flow.
Iranian diplomatic sources told Al Jazeera that the country’s government submitted a new proposal to Pakistani mediators on Thursday.
Pakistani officials told Reuters they had received the Iranian government’s latest peace proposal, which had been forwarded to the United States.
The details of the proposal were not disclosed, but President Trump said it included conditions to which he could not agree.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragushi said his country was open to diplomacy if the United States changed what he described as its “threatening rhetoric” and “expansionist approach.”
Iran has repeatedly warned that it is ready to return to war and threatens to damage U.S. interests in the region and energy infrastructure.
“We both want to save face.”
Sultan Barakat, a senior professor of public policy at Qatar’s Hamad bin Khalifa University, said in an interview with Al Jazeera that Iran and the United States are both keen to end the conflict, but they do not appear to be weak.
“Both sides are really desperate to end this war in a way that saves face,” he said.
President Trump imposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports on April 13 in an effort to pressure Tehran to return to negotiations and accept U.S. terms.
Barakat said Tehran’s decision not to attack U.S. warships involved in the blockade confirms Iran’s desire to reach an agreement.
“They did not try to force their way through that blockade,” but instead sought “alternative routes through Pakistan and other places,” he said.
President Trump has repeatedly said that any deal with Iran requires guarantees that it will not pursue nuclear weapons. Tehran denies plans to weaponize its nuclear program, insisting it is for solely civilian purposes.
