Trump: Iran’s new proposal under review, strikes could resume if misbehavior

Trump said on his way to Miami from Palm Beach that he was reviewing Iran’s new proposal to end the war but was skeptical of a deal, arguing that Tehran has not paid a high enough price for what it has done to humanity and the world over the past 47 years.

“If they misbehave, if they do bad things, but now we’ll see. That certainly could happen,” Trump said at the Palm Beach airport after a round of golf and an appointment with a local dentist.

The U.S. president said he was on a plane studying new proposals sent by Iran and would speak to the media in Miami.

“I’m working on it. I’ll let you know later… They told me the concept of the deal. They’re going to give me the exact wording now,” Trump said.

Later, presidential aides said there would be no news conference in Miami.

Trump posted about the new proposal on social media, saying he “can’t imagine this being acceptable when they haven’t paid a big enough price for what they’ve done to humanity and the world over the last 47 years.”

There are no details yet on the new proposals Trump is reviewing.

The proposal sent on Thursday sets a one-month deadline to negotiate a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end the U.S. naval blockade and permanently end the war between Iran and Lebanon, Axios reported, citing two sources.

Axios reported, citing two sources, that under Iran’s proposal, only after such a deal would be launched for another month of talks to try to reach a deal on its nuclear program.

Trump this week rejected an earlier Iranian proposal, saying he was not satisfied with it. However, talks continue and a three-week ceasefire appears to be continuing.

Trump also received a briefing on Thursday from Gen. Brad Cooper, commander of Central Command, on new plans for military strikes against Iran. Cooper then traveled to the region and met with soldiers aboard the USS Tripoli in the Arabian Sea on Saturday.

The US president is also facing pressure from high oil prices, which have soared to $4.39 per gallon, a 47% increase since the outbreak of the war with Iran on February 28.

Price pressures worsened this week as President Donald Trump said he wanted to maintain the blockade of Iranian ports that the U.S. Navy has imposed since April 13.

“Gas prices are high right now. Once the war is over, gas prices will come down,” Trump told reporters on Friday.

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