Iran Still Reviewing US Proposal, Trump Claims Deal Can Be Achieved But Ready to Continue Bombing If Failed

JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believed a deal with Iran was "very possible," but threatened to continue bombing the country if negotiations failed.

Despite the US leader's optimism, Iran has not responded to the new US proposal, with its chief negotiator warning Washington of trying to force Tehran to "surrender."

Signs of a positive outcome for both sides to return to the negotiating table after a weeks-long deadlock emerged after President Trump halted a brief military operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, citing hopes for an agreement.

President Trump said on social media on Wednesday that if "Iran agrees to give up what it has agreed to," the war will end, but if not, the bombing will continue "at a much higher level and intensity."

"We have had very good talks over the past 24 hours, and it is very possible that we will reach an agreement," President Trump later told reporters in the Oval Office, White House, launching Al Arabiya and AFP (6/5).

Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told local media, "the US plan and proposal is still under review," and Tehran will convey its position to the Pakistani mediator "after finalizing its views."

Meanwhile, the Speaker of Parliament and leader of the Iranian delegation in negotiations with the US, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned on Wednesday that Washington "is trying, through naval blockades, economic pressure and media manipulation, to destroy the country's cohesion in order to force us to surrender."

A day earlier, President Trump said the US blockade would remain in place as Tehran continued to maintain its control over the Strait of Hormuz.

However, citing progress towards an agreement, he said new efforts to reopen the vital trade route "will be suspended temporarily to see if the agreement can be concluded or not."

Separately, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key figure in the initial round of talks held in Islamabad last month, is optimistic about the prospects of an agreement.

"We strongly hope that the current momentum will lead to a lasting agreement that guarantees sustainable peace and stability for the region and beyond," he said at X.

US news outlet Axios, citing two US officials, reported that the two sides had almost agreed on a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and establish a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations.