{"id":127482,"date":"2026-05-21T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=127482"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:14:22","slug":"iran-reviews-u-s-peace-offer-as-trump-warns-final-stages-of-war-nuclear-demand-remains-the-sticking-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/iran-reviews-u-s-peace-offer-as-trump-warns-final-stages-of-war-nuclear-demand-remains-the-sticking-point\/05\/21\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Reviews U.S. Peace Offer as Trump Warns &#8220;Final Stages&#8221; of War: Nuclear Demand Remains the Sticking Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Iran reviewing U.S. position:<\/strong> The Foreign Ministry confirmed receipt of the latest &#8220;U.S. views&#8221; and said review is underway.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pakistan talks continue:<\/strong> Negotiations between Washington and Tehran through Pakistan are ongoing, per Iranian state media.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trump postponed strikes:<\/strong> The president delayed a planned military operation earlier this week, citing progress in talks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Final stages&#8221;:<\/strong> Trump declared the Iran war is in its final stages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;A few days&#8221; patience:<\/strong> Trump signaled willingness to wait briefly for a deal before considering more military action.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nuclear red line:<\/strong> Trump reiterated Iran cannot be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Iran&#8217;s escalation threat:<\/strong> Tehran warned any renewed attacks would extend the conflict &#8220;beyond the region.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Six weeks of stalled talks:<\/strong> Diplomatic efforts have shown little progress despite the fragile ceasefire holding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hormuz still choked:<\/strong> Shipping traffic remains a fraction of pre-war levels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Toll plan advances:<\/strong> Iran is preparing to charge transit fees for Hormuz passage \u2014 a recurring element in its peace proposals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran said it was reviewing the U.S.&#8217; latest position on ending the war, after President Donald Trump signaled earlier this week that he was prepared to delay military action in favor of a peace deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Foreign Ministry said it had received the latest &#8220;U.S. views&#8221; and was reviewing them, according to local media reports. Negotiations with the U.S., through Pakistan, continued to take place, Iranian state media said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes after Trump said earlier this week that he had postponed a proposed military operation against Iran, and that negotiations with the country were going well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump also signaled that he was willing to wait a &#8220;few days&#8221; for a deal, but warned of more military action against Iran if a peace deal was not achieved. The U.S. president said the Iran war was in its &#8220;final stages.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nuclear Sticking Point Remains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran&#8217;s nuclear activities remained a major point of contention, with Trump reiterating that the country could not be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tehran had earlier this week warned against more U.S. attacks, promising that the regional war would &#8220;extend beyond the region&#8221; amid renewed hostilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talks to end the war have shown little progress over the past six weeks, even as a tenuous Iran-U.S. ceasefire appeared to be holding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hormuz and the Toll Question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 a major focal point in the war \u2014 remained at a fraction of pre-war levels, amid little progress toward a resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran was seen preparing to charge tolls for passage through the channel, and has repeatedly touted the idea in its peace proposals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Iran reviewing U.S. position: The Foreign Ministry confirmed receipt of the latest &#8220;U.S. views&#8221; and said review is underway. Pakistan talks continue: Negotiations between Washington and Tehran through Pakistan are ongoing, per Iranian state media. Trump postponed strikes: The president delayed a planned military operation earlier this week, citing progress in talks. &#8220;Final &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":126216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,6827,49,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-commodities-news","category-daily-economic-reports","category-economic-reports","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127482"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127483,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127482\/revisions\/127483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}