The US indicated it may resume attacks on Iran soon if negotiations fail. Donald Trump said he was about an hour away from ordering an attack before postponing it, and he suggested a limited window of days for action. He stated the priority was preventing Iran from obtaining a new nuclear weapon. Vice-president JD Vance said progress had been made in talks and neither side wanted renewed military conflict. Iran’s leaders urged a deal, with Iranian officials describing the pause as a recognition of a decisive military response. Iran’s latest proposal reportedly includes ending hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, withdrawing US forces from nearby areas, and providing reparations, alongside lifting sanctions, releasing frozen funds, and ending a marine blockade.
"“I was an hour away from making the decision to go today,” he said. Iran's leaders are begging for a deal, he added, saying a new US attack would happen in the coming days if no agreement was reached. “Well, I mean, I'm saying two or three days, maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday, something, maybe early next week, a limited period of time, because we can't let them have a new nuclear weapon,” he said."
"Speaking to reporters at a White House briefing, vice-president JD Vance said Washington and Tehran had made a lot of progress in their talks and neither side wanted to see a resumption of the military campaign. In Tehran, Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee, said on X that pausing an attack was due to Mr Trump's realisation that any move against Iran would mean "facing a decisive military response"."
"Iranian state media said Tehran's latest peace proposal involves ending hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, the exit of US forces from areas close to Iran and reparations for destruction caused by the US-Israeli attacks. Tehran also sought the lifting of sanctions, the release of frozen funds and an end to the US marine blockade, according to deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi, as cited by IRNA news agency."
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