US President Donald Trump described a proposed 45-day ceasefire with Iran as a “significant step” but insisted it is “not good enough,” asserting that only he can decide whether a truce is acceptable.
The announcement comes after Iran rejected the proposal, arguing that a temporary pause in fighting would allow adversaries to regroup. Tehran’s response, reported by state media, includes a 10-point plan calling for a permanent end to the conflict “in line with Iran’s considerations.”
As Trump’s Tuesday deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz approaches, he has intensified threats toward Iran.
Key Developments
- Trump indicated that Vice President JD Vance might participate in in-person negotiations to resolve the war. He confirmed that Vance, US special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner are engaging with intermediary countries regarding the conflict.
- Israel targeted the South Pars petrochemical complex in Asaluyeh, southwestern Iran, according to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that attacks on infrastructure could have consequences extending beyond Iran. European Council President António Costa labeled such attacks on energy facilities as “illegal and unacceptable.”
- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) cautioned that military activity near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant could trigger a “severe radiological accident.”
- The Red Cross emphasized that deliberate threats to civilian infrastructure cannot “become the new norm in warfare.”
- The UAE stressed that any ceasefire must address Gulf security concerns to prevent a “much more dangerous environment” in the region.
- Trump updated the public on two US airmen downed in Iran, confirming they are “doing well.”
- Israel reported the killing of a senior Iranian commander, Asghar Bagheri, in Tehran, following the earlier death of Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, head of intelligence for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Yemen’s Houthi rebels pledged to maintain a ceasefire with the US as long as Washington refrains from further aggression.
- US gasoline prices edged higher, with the average cost of a gallon of regular gas rising to $4.12.
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