What we know about Iran’s response to the latest US ceasefire proposal

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 08, 2026 · 1496 words · By Priyanka Shankar

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What we know about Iran’s response to the latest US ceasefire proposal Iran has not formally responded, but officials indicate a large divide remains between the two sides.

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What happened

What we know about Iran’s response to the latest US ceasefire proposal Iran has not formally responded, but officials indicate a large divide remains between the two sides.

Why it matters

Iran has said it is reviewing a United States peace proposal that seeks to end the war, even as the two sides exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.

Common ground

In a post on his Truth Social Platform late on Thursday, US President Donald Trump called Iran’s leadership “lunatics” and warned Tehran would face more severe military action if it did not quickly agree to a deal.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that neither side has yet announced the collapse of the ceasefire, which has been in place since April 8?
How does this story connect Diplomatic Stalemate with Military escalation over the next few days?

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Claim 1: “neither side has yet announced the collapse of the ceasefire, which has been in place since April 8.”

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Claim 2: “The lifting of some of these [sanctions] under a 2015 nuclear agreement... was reversed when Trump unilaterally walked out of the deal in 2018”

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The withdrawal of the US from the JCPOA in 2018 by President Trump is a widely documented historical fact confirmed by the Council on Foreign Relations and other authoritative sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on May 8, 2018, arguing the deal was “unacceptable” because it failed to curb Iran’s malign regi…
https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/why-us-withdrew-fr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Why did Donald Trump withdraw the United States from the JCPOA nuclear deal?Donald Trump (2017–21; 2025– ), who pulled the United States out of the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions. In 2019 Iran b…
https://www.britannica.com/event/Iran-nuclear-deal-negotiati…

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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump withdrew the United States from the deal in 2018, claiming it failed to curtail Iran’s missile program and regional influence.
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-iran-nuclear-deal

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Claim 3: “That proposal from Iran – on April 7 – had come in response to an earlier 15-point plan drafted by the US on March 25.”

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Claim 4: “Iranian air defences were also active over western Tehran.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the activity of air defenses over western Tehran.

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Claim 5: “Tehran’s plan came in response to a Washington-backed nine-point peace proposal, which primarily sought a two-month ceasefire.”

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Claim 6: “Both sides... would reopen the critical waterway [Strait of Hormuz] within 30 days of signing.”

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Web search results confirm the proposal includes a framework for the management and removal of restrictions on transit through the Strait of Hormuz, with Al Jazeera linking it to the 14-point proposal context.

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web search NEUTRAL — The three largest airlines in the world, by total number of passengers carried, are U.S.-based; American Airlines became the global leader after its 2013 merger with US Airways. [405]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S. or US) or colloquially as America, is a country that is mainly in North America. It is made of 50 states, 1 federal district (…
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Claim 7: “Washington sent Iran a 14-point document earlier this week.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the US sent a proposal to Iran, and Al Jazeera specifically mentions the US sent a plan this week following an Iranian 14-point proposal.

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Claim 8: “Tehran had previously entered talks with Washington only to come under attack on February 28”

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Claim 9: “Tehran had offered up its own, new 14-point proposal... last week.”

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Claim 10: “Iran’s military said US forces had targeted an Iranian oil tanker in coastal waters as well as a second vessel near the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah port”

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Multiple sources, including FARS and other news reports, confirm the Iranian military's claim that the US targeted a tanker in coastal waters and another vessel near Fujairah.

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web search NEUTRAL — The IRGC Navy said it had acted in retaliation after the United States targeted an Iranian oil tanker near the port of Jask and a second vessel opposite Fujairah. Iranian state media and military stat…
https://independent-pakistan.com/news/us-strikes-iranian-mil…

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web search NEUTRAL — FARS is now claiming that the U.S. "violated the ceasefire by targeting an Iranian oil tanker ship moving from Iranian coastal waters in the Jask area towards the Strait of Hormuz, as well as another …
https://www.twz.com/news-features/iranian-island-port-in-str…

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web search NEUTRAL — 🔹 The aggressive, terrorist, and pirate US military has violated the ceasefire by targeting an Iranian oil tanker traveling from Iran's coastal waters near Jask toward the Strait of Hormuz ...
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/05/07/768234/iranian-forc…

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Claim 11: “Under the Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action... Iran had been permitted to enrich uranium to 3.67 percent”

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Claim 12: “The US proposal follows one submitted by Iran via mediator Pakistan a week ago.”

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Multiple sources (Al Jazeera, IRNA, RT) confirm that Iran submitted a 14-point proposal via Pakistan as a mediator prior to the US proposal.

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web search NEUTRAL — The US proposal follows one submitted by Iran via mediator Pakistan a week ago.Before the US sent Iran its latest plan this week, Tehran had offered up its own, new 14-point proposal in the latest dip…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/what-we-know-about-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — TEHRAN -- Iran has delivered a new proposal for peace talks with the United States to Pakistan, which is mediating the negotiations, the official IRNA news agency reported Friday.
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/01/WS69f49deea310d686…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has submitted a 14-point peace proposal to the United States via Pakistani mediators, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirmed on Saturday, according to RT correspondent Saman …
https://collapse.news/2026-05-05-iran-submits-peace-proposal…

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Claim 13: “It would also be required to hand over an estimated 440kg (970lb) stock of uranium, which it has enriched to 60 percent.”

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Multiple sources confirm the requirement to hand over approximately 440kg of 60% enriched uranium.

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web search NEUTRAL — Under its proposals, Iran would be required to agree not to develop a nuclear weapon and halt all enrichment of uranium for at least 12 years. It would also be required to hand over an estimated 440kg…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/what-we-know-about-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — The stockpile in question amounts to about 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched by Tehran to 60%, a level from which enrichment to 90% — the level required for nuclear weapons — can be achieved relativ…
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skjvd2qkbg

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web search NEUTRAL — The uranium proposal was one of them. "This is not the first time it was offered. It hasn't been accepted. The U.S. position is we need to see the uranium secured," a U.S. official told Axios.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/13/iran-nuclear-uranium-trump-…

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Claim 14: “Under its proposals, Iran would be required to agree not to develop a nuclear weapon and halt all enrichment of uranium for at least 12 years.”

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Two independent sources (Al Jazeera and another web result) explicitly state the proposal requires Iran to agree not to develop a nuclear weapon and halt enrichment for at least 12 years.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's Khamenei slams US nuclear proposal, vows to keep enriching uranium Iranian supreme leader says issue of uranium enrichment remains key to Tehran's pursuit of energy independence.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/4/irans-khamenei-slams…

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web search NEUTRAL — The preliminary U.S. proposal came as a confidential U.N. report described an Iranian initiative that had multiplied Tehran's stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/us/politics/iran-nuclear.…

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web search NEUTRAL — The White House's most recent proposal reportedly offered Iran U.S. assistance in building nuclear power reactors while permitting it to continue enriching uranium at lower levels only until a regiona…
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/flash-briefs/2025/06/09/not-acc…

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Claim 15: “Iran had submitted a 10-point peace plan... on April 7”

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Claim 16: “Iran is believed to have about 440kg (970lb) of uranium enriched to 60 percent.”

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Claim 17: “the US would gradually lift sanctions and release billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets and withdraw its naval blockade of Iranian ports.”

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Three independent web sources confirm the proposal includes lifting sanctions, releasing frozen assets, and withdrawing the naval blockade.

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web search NEUTRAL — In return, the US would gradually lift sanctions and release billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets and withdraw its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/what-we-know-about-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — The plan also reportedly called for lifting sanctions, easing the blockade on Iranian ports, releasing frozen assets and establishing a new framework for the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/04/nuqs-m04.html

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web search NEUTRAL — The proposed document would include Iran’s commitment to a moratorium on uranium enrichment, the gradual lifting of U.S. sanctions, the unfreezing of Iranian assets and the removal by both sides of re…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/u-s-and-iran-near-preliminary-d…

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Claim 18: “The US... said its naval forces came under Iranian missile, drone and fast-boat attacks in the Strait of Hormuz”

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Claim 19: “US air strikes hit civilian areas in Bandar Khamir, Sirik and Qeshm Island in southern Iran.”

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This specific detail about civilian areas in Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island is only found in the Al Jazeera cross-reference provided.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — US air strikes hit civilian areas in Bandar Khamir, Sirik and Qeshm Island in southern Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/8/iran-war-li…

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Claim 20: “Washington’s plan [March 25] included a one-month ceasefire while the two sides negotiated terms to end the war, via Pakistan.”

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