US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran has informed him that they are in a “state of collapse” as they figure out their leadership situation, in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday.
He added that Iran also wants the US to open the Strait of Hormuz “as soon as possible.”
Trump’s post came ahead of a CNN report that Iran is expected to submit a new peace proposal to the US through Pakistani mediators within the next few days.
Sources familiar with the US-Iran mediation process told CNN that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will consult Iranian regime leaders on the proposal upon his return to Tehran, following a visit to Russia.
The process of putting together the new proposal will be slow due to difficulties in communicating with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who is currently in hiding, the sources said.
Trump unhappy with previous Iranian proposal
On Monday, a US official told Reuters that Trump was unhappy with Iran’s latest proposed deal for ending the war because it did not address the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
The Iranian proposal would delay the discussion of Iran’s nuclear program until the war, which is currently on hold due to a US-Iran ceasefire agreement, is officially ended and the ongoing dispute over the Strait of Hormuz is solved.
According to the official, Trump wants the nuclear issue dealt with from the outset.
