Iran and US Consider One-Page Peace Plan to End Hostilities

May 9, 2026

Iran and the U.S. are reviewing a peace proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide a 30-day negotiation period for a comprehensive deal. The proposal follows May 7, 2026 U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iranian facilities and Iranian attacks on USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), and USS Mason (DDG 87) transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Both sides have exchanged attacks since the April 8, 2026 cease-fire took effect.

Retaliatory strikes exchange

▪Commercial facilities at Qeshm's Bahman Pier experienced an explosion during an exchange of fire between Iranian security forces and "the enemy" on May 7, 2026
▪The May 7, 2026 U.S. strikes targeted locations including Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island
▪American forces carried out retaliatory strikes on Iranian military facilities on May 7, 2026
▪Iran said the May 7, 2026 U.S. airstrikes hit civilian areas on the coasts of Qeshm Island, Bandar Khamir, and Sirik
▪Iran's military said on May 7, 2026 that some countries on the shores of the Persian Gulf supported the U.S. in the aggression, and that has not gone unnoticed by Iran
▪Donald Trump said on May 7, 2026 that Iranian missiles and drones "dropped ever so beautifully down to the Ocean, very much like a butterfly dropping to its grave!"
▪Iran attacked the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel launching the war since late February 2026
▪The United Arab Emirates dealt with missile and drone attacks for the third time during the week of May 4, 2026

Cease-fire status ambiguity

▪Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on May 6, 2026 that the two-month-long "Operation Epic Fury" was over and that the U.S. is taking a defensive posture
▪U.S. Central Command said on May 7, 2026 that U.S. forces do not seek escalation
▪Donald Trump called the May 7, 2026 Iranian attacks "a trifle."
▪Donald Trump dismissed concerns that the May 7, 2026 hostilities meant a return to full-blown war
▪Donald Trump told reporters on May 7, 2026 that "You won't have to know if there's no ceasefire. You'll just have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran."
▪Donald Trump called the May 7, 2026 U.S. strikes "just a love tap" and insisted that the cease-fire was still ongoing

Peace deal negotiations

▪Donald Trump said on May 7, 2026 that the peace proposal basically said Iran will not have nuclear weapons and will hand the U.S. the nuclear dust and many other things that the U.S. wants
▪Donald Trump said on May 7, 2026 that the peace proposal is "more than a one-page offer."
▪Donald Trump said on May 7, 2026 that the Iranians have agreed to the peace proposal
▪Donald Trump said on May 7, 2026 that a peace deal with Iran "might not happen, but it could happen any day."
▪Donald Trump said on May 7, 2026 that when Iran agrees to something it doesn't mean much because the next day Iran forgot Iran agreed

Strategic pressures on Trump

▪Donald Trump warned on May 7, 2026 that the U.S. will knock Iran out "a lot harder, and a lot more violently, in the future, if they don't get their Deal signed, FAST!"