Trump Convene Meeting with Security Team Over Iran's Proposal
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the high-level discussions to reporters, stating: "I will confirm the president has met with his national security team this morning … the proposal was being discussed." She was careful not to preempt any presidential announcement, adding: "I don't want to get ahead of the president or his national security team. What I will reiterate is that the president's red lines with respect to Iran have been made very, very clear, not just to the American public, but also to them as well."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a cautiously optimistic assessment earlier Monday, acknowledging that Tehran appears genuinely interested in striking a deal with Washington — but drawing an unambiguous line on the question of nuclear capability. "We have to ensure that any deal that is made … definitively prevents them from sprinting towards a nuclear weapon at any point," he stressed.
Rubio's remarks coincided with media reports indicating that Iran has put forward a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Washington lifting its naval blockade and halting hostilities, while pushing broader nuclear negotiations to a later stage — a sequencing approach that is likely to face resistance from the Trump administration.
The diplomatic maneuvering follows a failed round of direct talks held in Islamabad on April 11, which produced no breakthrough to end a war that erupted on February 28. Those negotiations had been made possible by a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan on April 8 and subsequently extended by Trump, who this weekend abruptly cancelled a planned Pakistan visit by special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Efforts to organize a fresh round of negotiations are continuing, though formidable obstacles remain — chief among them the future of Iran's nuclear program, the status of the US blockade on Iranian ports, and control over the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway of immense strategic and economic consequence. Approximately 20% of the world's daily oil supply transits the strait, and sustained insecurity in the region has already driven up global oil prices alongside surging shipping and insurance costs — a pressure point that lends acute urgency to any prospective agreement.
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