US Awaits Iran Response to Proposed Peace Deal

On 10 May 2026, Iran sent its response to a US proposal to end the war, delivering it through Pakistan. Iran said the response focuses on ending the war and on Gulf security, with Hormuz and Lebanon central to it, and called its proposals 'generous and responsible'. Trump rejected the reply as 'totally unacceptable'.

The ceasefire was under strain as Gulf states reported drone attacks and a drone hit a ship near Qatar. Netanyahu warned that the war is 'not over'. Qatar's prime minister told Iran that using the Strait of Hormuz as a 'pressure tool' would deepen the crisis, and Iran warned countries complying with US sanctions of 'difficulties' in the strait.