WASHINGTON
\nUS President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war, a US official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict that has disrupted energy supplies, fuelled inflation, and killed thousands. Iran\u2019s latest proposal would set aside discussion of Iran\u2019s nuclear programme until the war is ended and disputes over shipping from the Gulf are resolved.
\nThat is unlikely to satisfy the US, which says nuclear issues must be dealt with from the outset, and Trump was unhappy with Iran\u2019s proposal for that reason, a US official briefed on the president\u2019s Monday meeting with his advisers said, speaking on condition of anonymity. White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said the US \u201cwill not negotiate through the press\u201d and has \u201cbeen clear about our red lines\u201d as the Trump administration looks to end the war against Iran it began in February alongside Israel.
\nA previous agreement in 2015 between Iran and multiple other countries including the US sharply curtailed Iran\u2019s nuclear programme, which it has long maintained is for peaceful, civilian purposes. But that deal fell apart when Trump unilaterally withdrew from it in his first term in office. Hopes of reviving peace efforts have receded since the US president scrapped a visit planned for last weekend by his special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to Islamabad, where Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi shuttled in and out twice during the weekend.
\nAraqchi also visited Oman and on Monday went to Russia, where he met President Vladimir Putin and received words of support from a longstanding ally. With the warring sides still seemingly far apart, oil prices resumed their upward march, extending gains in early Asia trade on Tuesday. Beach oil field on April 23, 2026 in Huntington Beach, California, US.
\n\u201cFor oil traders, it\u2019s not the rhetoric that matters any more, but the actual physical flow of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz, and right now, that flow remains constrained,\u201d Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst at City Index and FOREX.com, said in a note.
\nAt least six tankers loaded with Iranian oil have been forced back to Iran by the US blockade in recent days, ship-tracking data showed, underscoring the war\u2019s impact on traffic. Iran\u2019s foreign ministry condemned US seizures of Iran-linked tankers as \u201coutright legalisation of piracy and armed robbery on the high seas\u201d, in a social media post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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