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.
Israeli military urges southern Lebanon residents to leave their homes as it conducts operations against Hezbollah
The Israeli military issued an urgent warning to residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, urging them to evacuate their homes and move at least 1,000 metres away to open areas.
The military said it was conducting operations against Hezbollah following what it alleged was a violation of their ceasefire agreement, warning that anyone near Hezbollah fighters or facilities could be at risk.
The message included the city of Nabatieh, which lies north of the Litani River – and several kilometres beyond the swathe of southern Lebanon occupied by Israeli troops.
Israel has continued to carry out strikes across southern Lebanon, and its troops in the country’s south are destroying homes they describe as infrastructure being used by Hezbollah.
Trump says he ‘can’t imagine’ Iran’s latest peace plan is acceptable
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would soon review the latest peace proposal from Iran, but cast doubt on its prospects.
“I will soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to us, but can’t imagine that it would be acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years,” he said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
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.
