Trump Halts Envoy Trip to Pakistan Amid Review of Iran's 14-Point Peace Proposal

President Trump canceled a planned trip by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad due to Iran's position in ongoing peace negotiations, he told Axios. Trump stated there is no point in sending the envoys on an 18-hour flight to Islamabad in the current situation of the negotiations. On Truth Social, Trump stated he was reviewing a new peace proposal from Tehran.

Trump also stated that Iran has not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to humanity and the world over the last 47 years. Iran issued Trump a one-month deadline for negotiations on its proposed deal, according to two sources briefed on the proposal who spoke to Axios. The proposed deal includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and bringing an end to the war.

It also includes the end of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. The deal covers the end of the ongoing conflict in Lebanon. Negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme would take place after the initial deal is reached.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Vatican and Italy for meetings this week, La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera reported. Rubio is expected to meet with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's lead diplomatic official. Rubio last met Pope Leo in May 2025 alongside Vice President JD Vance.

Pope Leo is the first US pope. Trump criticized Pope Leo on social media several times in April 2026. Iran said on Sunday that the United States had responded to its 14-point proposal via Pakistan, according to Iranian state media.

Iran is reviewing the US response to its 14-point proposal. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson stated that at this stage there are no nuclear negotiations, according to state media. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the United States is central to the NATO alliance despite differences in opinion, in an interview with ARD.

Merz said there is no connection between US plans to reduce troop presence in Germany and the spat over Trump's strategy in Iran. Washington announced a troop drawdown in Germany. Up to 90,000 American troops are based in Europe.

628 million barrels per day in June 2026, the country's oil minister said via the state news agency. Seven OPEC+ countries will raise oil output targets by 188,000 barrels per day in June 2026, OPEC+ announced.

Israel finalized a deal to purchase two new fighter jet squadrons, approved by Israel's Ministerial Committee on Procurement. The fighter jet deal is the first step in a 350 billion shekel plan to bolster Israel's military, the defence ministry said. The deal includes buying a fourth F-35 squadron from Lockheed Martin.

It also includes buying a second squadron of F-15IA fighter jets from Boeing. 6 billion contract for Israel in December 2025 including 25 new F-15IAs and an option for 25 more. The US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026.

A ceasefire has been in place since April 8, 2026. The US Navy maintains a blockade of Iranian ports. A Palestinian man named Ahmad Ramadan al-Harsh was killed by Israeli gunfire in the al-Hoja Street area of Jabalia refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

Gaza’s health ministry reported the number of Palestinians killed since a ceasefire was set to begin on October 11, 2025, has risen to 832.