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Issued on: 03/05/2026 - 07:06

US President Donald Trump talks to reporters before he boards Air Force One. US President Donald Trump talks to reporters before he boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, Saturday May 2, 2026, en route Miami. © Matt Rourke, AP

US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was going to review a new Iranian peace proposal but said he doubted it would be acceptable, saying that Tehran had "not yet paid a big enough price".  Trump’s comments came after Iran's Tasnim and Fars news agencies said Tehran had submitted a 14-point proposal to mediator Pakistan. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.

Yesterday's key developments:

  • Iran is ready for either further peace talks or war, the country's deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said, adding that "the ball is in the United States’ court".
  • Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded several others despite the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
  • NATO is working ​with the United States to ​understand the details of the US decision for a planned drawdown of some 5,000 US ​troops ‌from Germany, the military alliance's spokesperson said.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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