US Iran war news highlights: Trump says US could restart strikes on Iran ‘if they misbehave’

US Iran war news: Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach.

US Iran war news: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had been briefed about the idea of an agreement with Iran, but was waiting to see the final wording. He also warned that strikes on the country could begin again if Tehran misbehaves. For latest US-Iran war updates, follow this blog.

The United States and Iran fail to meet a middle ground for a sustainable end to the war as Trump said on Friday in the White House that he is not happy with the current status of negotiations. Claiming that Iran wants to make a deal, Trump told reporters, “but I’m not satisfied with it". “We just had a conversation with Iran. Let’s see what happens. But I would say that I am not happy,” he said.

He did not provide much details on the nature of the talks and who from the Iranian side participated, but said, “they’ve made strides, but I’m not sure if they ever get there.”

However, even amidst his displeasure, Trump fell short of threatening renewed military action against Iran.

Trump's remarks came after Iran sent a revised peace proposal to the US through Pakistan, which is mediating the peace talks, reported IRNA. Iran's previous offer was rejected by Trump. However, it is unclear whether Trump was directly referring to Iran's new proposal while make the remarks. Meanwhile, a senior Iran official, cited by Reuters news agency, said that Tehran's proposal included the reopening of Hormuz, an an end to the US blockade, before any talks on its nuclear programme.

The war between Iran and the US has been going on for over two months now, but currently remains under a temporary ceasefire as both the side attempt to strike a deal to end the war for good.

May Day demonstrations tied to US-Iran war

On May 1, a public holiday in several countries to mark International Workers’ Day, or Labour Day, several activists across the world took to streets to call for better wages and working conditions amid rising fuel costs and shrinking purchasing power triggered by the US' war with Iran.

“Working people refuse to pay the price for Donald Trump’s war in the Middle East…Today’s rallies show working people will not stand by and see their jobs and living standards destroyed," said the European Trade Union Confederation, which represents 93 trade union organizations across 41 European countries.

A key theme amid such demonstrations across the war world was rising living costs due to Iran war but no change in wages.

In South Africa, head of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, Zingiswa Losi, said that workers were “suffocating” due rising costs of food, electricity, transportation and healthcare, reported Associated Press.

Iran President says US naval blockade ‘extension of military operations’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denounced the United States' naval blockade on Thursday and said that it was an “extension of military operations” against Iran.

“The world has witnessed Iran's tolerance and peace-seeking nature. What is currently taking place under the title of a naval blockade is the extension of military operations against a nation that is merely paying the price for its steadfastness and independence,” Pezeshkian wrote on X.

“The continuation of this unjust approach is intolerable,” he added.